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This song is a cover of Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet. Matt plays it on his
live album "At The Point".
Chords used:     G    Cadd9    D/F#     Em7  C  
           e   3    3     3     3    0
           B   3    3     3     3    1
           G   0    0     2     0    0
           D   0    2     0     2    2
           A   2    3     0     2    3
           E   3    0     2     0    x
[Verse 1]
GLove struck Romeo      D/F#    Cadd9sings a streetsuss serenade
GLayin' everybody low        D/F#       Cadd9with a love song that he made
D/F#Finds a streetlight        Cadd9      D/F#steps out of the shGade and says something like
Cyou and me babe, how D/F#about it
GJuliet says 'hey it's RoD/F#meo'       Cadd9he nearly gave me a heart attack
GHe's underneath my window, D/F#she's   Cadd9singin' 'hey la my boyfriend's back'
D/F#you shouldn't come around heCadd9re        D/F#singin' up at people like tGhat
CAnyway what you gonna do abD/F#out it
[Chorus]
Juliet   G    D/F#our dice were lEm7oaded from the sCadd9tart
and I beGt       D/F#you exploEm7ded into my heaCadd9rt
I forgGet I forD/F#get      Em7the movie soCadd9ng
D/F#when you gonna realiCadd9ze      D/F#it was just that the time was wrong
Ju-Gu-u-u-lietD/F#  Cadd9  G  D/F#  Cadd9  
[Verse 2]
GCome upon different streeD/F#ts,        Cadd9and they both were streets of shame
GBoth dirty, both meaD/F#n,        Cadd9and even your dream was just the same
D/F#And I dreamed your dream for Cadd9you and     D/F#now the dream is reGal
Cso how can you look at me as if i was D/F#just another one of your deals
Gwhere you can fall for chains of silver      D/F#      Cadd9you can fall for chains of gold
Gyou can fall for pretty strangers,       D/F#      Cadd9and the promises they hold
D/F#you promised me everything        Cadd9  D/F#you promised me thGick and thin now you just
Cturn around and say romeo yeah, you know D/F#i used to have a scene with him
[Chorus]
Juliet   G   D/F#when we made lEm7ove you used to Cadd9cry
You said I lGove you like the sD/F#tars above I'm gonna Em7love you till I Cadd9die
I forgGet I forD/F#get      Em7the movie soCadd9ng
D/F#when you gonna realiCadd9ze      D/F#it was just that the time was wrong
Ju-Gu-u-u-lietD/F#  Cadd9  G  D/F#  Cadd9  
[Verse 3]
GAnd I can't do the talD/F#k          Cadd9like the talk on the TV
GAnd I can't do a love song       D/F#     Cadd9like the way it's meant to be
D/F#So all I do is kiss you       Cadd9     D/F#through the bars of a rhGyme
CJuliet I'd do the stars with yoD/F#u any time
[Chorus]
Juliet   G   D/F#when we made lEm7ove you used to Cadd9cry
You said I lGove you like the sD/F#tars above and I'll lEm7ove you till I Cadd9die
You said there's a plaGce for uD/F#s,      Em7you know the Cadd9movie song
D/F#when you gonna realiCadd9ze      D/F#it was just that the time was wrong
Ju-Gu-u-u-lietD/F#  Cadd9  G  D/F#  Cadd9  
[Outro]
GLove struck Romeo sings the streets a serenade
N.C.
Layin' everybody low with a love song that he made
N.C.
Finds a streetlight, steps out of the shade and says something like
N.C.
You and me babe, how about it

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Romeo And Juliet

by Matt Nathanson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

D/F#

Em7

This song is a cover of Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet. Matt plays it on his

live album "At The Point".

G Cadd9 D/F# Em7 C

Chords used:

e 3 3 3 3 0

B 3 3 3 3 1

G 0 0 2 0 0

D 0 2 0 2 2

A 2 3 0 2 3

E 3 0 2 0 x

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Cadd9

Love struck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade

G D/F# Cadd9

Layin' everybody low with a love song that he made

D/F# Cadd9 D/F# G

Finds a streetlight steps out of the shade and says something like

C D/F#

you and me babe, how about it

G D/F# Cadd9

Juliet says 'hey it's Romeo' he nearly gave me a heart attack

G D/F# Cadd9

He's underneath my window, she's singin' 'hey la my boyfriend's back'

D/F# Cadd9 D/F# G

you shouldn't come around here singin' up at people like that

C D/F#

Anyway what you gonna do about it

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Juliet our dice were loaded from the start

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

and I bet you exploded into my heart

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

I forget I forget the movie song

D/F# Cadd9 D/F#

when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong

G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

Ju-u-u-u-liet

[Verse 2]

G D/F# Cadd9

Come upon different streets, and they both were streets of shame

G D/F# Cadd9

Both dirty, both mean, and even your dream was just the same

D/F# Cadd9 D/F# G

And I dreamed your dream for you and now the dream is real

C D/F#

so how can you look at me as if i was just another one of your deals

G D/F# Cadd9

where you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold

G D/F# Cadd9

you can fall for pretty strangers, and the promises they hold

D/F# Cadd9 D/F# G

you promised me everything you promised me thick and thin now you just

C D/F#

turn around and say romeo yeah, you know i used to have a scene with him

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Juliet when we made love you used to cry

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

You said I love you like the stars above I'm gonna love you till I die

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

I forget I forget the movie song

D/F# Cadd9 D/F#

when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong

G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

Ju-u-u-u-liet

[Verse 3]

G D/F# Cadd9

And I can't do the talk like the talk on the TV

G D/F# Cadd9

And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be

D/F# Cadd9 D/F# G

So all I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme

C D/F#

Juliet I'd do the stars with you any time

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Juliet when we made love you used to cry

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

You said I love you like the stars above and I'll love you till I die

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

You said there's a place for us, you know the movie song

D/F# Cadd9 D/F#

when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong

G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

Ju-u-u-u-liet

[Outro]

Love struck Romeo sings the streets a serenade

N.C.

Layin' everybody low with a love song that he made

N.C.

Finds a streetlight, steps out of the shade and says something like

N.C.

You and me babe, how about it

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