Romeo and Juliet
Dire Straits
Making Movies 1980

Now I know I'm going to get some smart arse
commenting on mistakes but this is for beginners.
I have simplified all the guitar parts but they 
work well enough.  

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[Intro]

(Remember Capo!)

D|-7-----7--5-
B|-----6------
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  Do this twic

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Throughout the song there is also this little 
riff between verses:

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B|-5-3-------|
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[Verse]

             
A lovestruck R

            
omeo    sings 

              
a streetsus se

   
renade
             
Laying everybo

            
dy low    with

              
 me a lovesong

 
 that he made
             
Finds a street

           
light    steps

              
 out of the sh

 
ade
              
Says something

            
 like   you an

              
d me babe how 

 
about it ? 

             
Juliet says he

            
y its Romeo   

              
 you nearly gi

              
mme a heart at

   
tack
             
Hes underneath

              
 the window sh

            
es singing   h

         
ey la my boyfr

iends back
             
You shouldnt c

              
ome around her

           
e    singing u

              
p at people li

    
ke that
            
Anyway what yo

             
u gonna do abo

ut it ? 


[Chorus]

            
Juliet   the d

            
ice were loade

           
d from the sta

rt
            
And I bet  and

            
 you exploded 

      
in my heart
            
And I forget I

          
 forget    the

       
 movie song
            
When you gonna

             
 realise it wa

            
s just that th

           
e time was wro

   
ng  Juliet ? 


[Verse]

             
Come up on dif

              
ferents street

            
s  they both w

              
ere streets of

     
 shame
             
Both dirty bot

            
h mean  yes an

              
d the dream wa

  
s just the sam

e
             
And I dreamed 

              
your dream for

            
 you and now y

             
our dream is r

  
eal
            
How can you lo

              
ok at me as if

       
 I was just an

other one of y

our deals ? 

              
When you can f

             
all for chains

           
 of silver  yo

              
u can fall for

             
 chains of gol

d
             
You can fall f

              
or pretty stra

            
ngers  and the

            
 promises they

    
 hold
              
You promised m

            
e everything  

             
  you promised

    
 me thick and 

thin
            
Now you just s

              
ays oh Romeo y

              
eah you know I

 
 used to have 

a scene with h

im


[Chorus]

            
Juliet when we

            
 made love you

         
 used to cry
             
You said I lov

              
e you like the

             
 stars above I

            
'll love you t

      
ill I die
            
There's a plac

          
e for us    yo

              
u know the mov

   
ie song
            
When you gonna

             
 realise it wa

            
s just that th

           
e time was wro

       
ng Juliet ? 


[Verse]

             
I cant do the 

            
talk  like the

           
y talk on tv
             
And I cant do 

            
a love song  l

              
ike the way it

  
s meant to be
             
I cant do ever

            
ything but I'd

             
 do anything f

   
or you
            
I cant do anyt

              
hing except be

 
 in love with 

you

             
And all I do i

            
s miss you  an

              
d the way we u

        
sed to be
             
All do is keep

            
 the beat  and

     
 bad company
             
All I do is ki

           
ss you    thro

              
ugh the bars o

    
f a rhyme
            
Julie I'd do t

              
he stars with 

    
you any time


[Chorus]

            
Juliet  when w

            
e made love yo

          
u used to cry
             
You said I lov

              
e you like the

             
 stars above I

            
'll love you t

      
ill I die
            
Theres a place

         
 for us    you

          
 know the movi

e song
            
When you gonna

             
 realise it wa

            
s just that th

           
e time was wro

    
ng Juliet ? 

             
And a lovestru

            
ck Romeo  sing

              
s a streetsus 

       
serenade
             
Laying everybo

            
dy low  with m

             
e a lovesong t


hat he made
             
Finds a conven

             
ient streetlig

            
ht steps out o

        
f the shade
              
Says something

             
 like you and 

       
me babe how ab

out it ?


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