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KeyC
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Chord sheet
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CAmx4
 
CA lovestruck RomeGo Amsings the streets a serenadGe C 
  CLaying everybody GloAmw with a love sGong that he Fmade
  GFinds a street light steps FoGut into the sChade
  Says somFething like you and me babe, Ghow about it?
  CJuliet says hey it's Romeo, GyAmou nearly gave me a heart GatCtack
  CHe's underneath the windowG, Amshe's singing hey la my boyfGriFends back
  Gyou shouldn't come around heFre Gsinging up to people like Cthat
  AFnyway, what you gonna do Gabout it?
 
CJuliet Gthe dice was lAmoadGed from the stFart
  CAnd I bGet, and you exAmploGded in my hearFt.
  CAnd I fGorget, I forgeAmt, the movie sonFg
  DmWhen you gonna realize it was just tChat the tFime wGas wroAmng GJulCiet?
 
Come up on different streets, they both the streets of shame
Both dirty both mean, yes and even and dream was just the same
And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real.
How can you look at me as if I was just another part of your deal
Well you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold.
you can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin yeah
Now you just say oh Romeo yeah, I used to have a scene with him.
 
Juliet when we made love you used to cry
you said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong Juliet?
 
I can't do the talk, like they talk on the tv
I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be.
I can't do anything, but I'd do anything for you.
I cant't do anything but be in love with you.
And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be
All I do is keep the beat and bad company.
All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
Juliet I'd do the stars with you anytime.
Repeat Chorus II:
 
A love struck Romeo, sings the streets a serenade.
Now he's laying everymody low, with a love song that he made.
Finds a convenient street light, steps out of the shade
Says something like you and me babe how about it
 
FG
p.s. A second guitarist playing in first position really fills this song
out if you are not doing it with a full band.
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How to play Romeo and Juliet chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits is presented in the key of C. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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