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This ukulele tab is in the key of F Major.

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The easiest key to play "Romeo and Juliet" on ukulele is G Major. Transpose this tab +2 half steps from the original key of F Major.

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This tab uses these chords: F, Bb, C, Dm, Gm.

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Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits • Ukulele Chords

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Intro (4x)

^F ^Bb ^C

Verse 1

^F A lovestruck Romeo ^Dmsings a streetsuss sere^Cnade

^F Laying everybody l^Cow ^Dmwith a love song that^Bb he made

^C Finds a street light,^Bb st^Ceps out of the sh^Fade

Says something like,^Bb "you and me babe, how a^Cbout it?"

^F Juliet says, "hey it's Rome^Co

^DmYou nearly gave me a heart attack"^C

^F He's underneath the windo^Cw

She^Dm's singing, "hey la my boyfr^Bbiend's back

^C You shouldn't come around here^Bb, s^Cinging up to people like th^Fat

^Bb Anyway, what you gonna do abo^Cut it?"

Chorus

Juli^Fet,^C the dice was l^Dmoaded from the st^Bbart

^CAnd I b^Fet ^Cand you expl^Dmoded into my he^Bbart

And ^CI forg^Fet, I forg^Bbet,^Dm the movie so^Bbng

W^Gmhen you gonna realize it was

Juli^Cet, ^Fwhen we made lo^Bbve you used to c^Dmry

J^Bbust that the time ^Cwas w^Dmrong^C, J^Fuliet?

Interlude

^Bb ^F ^Bb ^C

Verse 2

^F Come up on different stre^Cets^Dm, they both were streets of shame^C

^F Both dirty, both me^Can,^Dm yes, and the dream was ju^Bbst the same

^C And I dreamed your dream for yo^Bbu a^Cnd now your dream is real ^F

^F Find a convenient streetlight,^Bb st^Ceps out of the sha^Cde

^Bb How can you look at me as

If I was just an^Cother one of your deals?

When you can f^Fall for chains of silve^Cr ^Dm

You can fall for chains of gold ^C

^F You can fall for pretty stranger^Cs ^Dmand the promis^Bbes they hold

^C You promised me everythin^Bbg ^C

You promised me th^Fick and thin, yeah

^Bb Now you just say, "oh Romeo, yeah

You know I ^Cused to have a scene with him"

Chorus

Juli^Fet,^C when we made l^Dmove you used to cr^Bby

^C You said I l^Fove you like the st^Cars above

I'll l^Dmove you till I d^Bbie

Th^Cere's a pl^Face fo^Cr u^Bbs, y^Dmou know the movie son^Bbg

^F And I dreamed your dream for yo^Bbu a^Cnd now your dream is real ^C

^Gm When you gonna realize it was

J^Bbust that the time w^Cas wr^Dmong,^C Juli^Fet?

Interlude

^Bb ^F ^Bb ^C

Verse 3

^F I can't do the talk^Dms like they talk on the TV^C

^F And I can't do a love so^Cng^Dm like the way it's m^Bbeant to be

^FAnd I b^Cet ^Cand you expl^Bboded into my he^Dmart

^C I can't do everything b^Bbut ^CI'll do anything for yo^Fu

^Bb I can't do anything 'cept be ^Cin love with you

^F And all I do is miss you^Dm and the way we used to be

^F All I do is keep the beat^Dm, the bad c^Bbompany

^C And all I do is kiss yo^Bbu t^Chrough the bars of a r^Fhyme

^Bb Juliet I'd do the stars with you ^Canytime

Chorus

Juli^Fet, ^Cwhen we made lo^Dmve you used to c^Bbry

You said I l^Fove you like the st^Cars above

I'll l^Dmove you till I d^Bbie

Th^Cere's a pl^Face f^Cor ^Bbus, ^Dmyou know the mo^Bbvie song

^Gm When you gonna realize it was

(Y^Bbou and me babe, how ^Cabout it?)

J^Bbust that the time ^Cwas wr^Dmong,^C Jul^Fiet?

Interlude

^Bb ^F ^Bb ^C

^F ^Bb ^F ^Bb ^C

Verse 4

^F And a love struck Romeo^Dm sing the streets a serenad^Ce

^F Laying everybody low^Dm with a love song th^Bbat he made

^C Find a convenient streetlight,^Bb st^Ceps out of the sha^Fde

^F And all I do is kiss yo^Bbu t^Chrough the bars of a r^Chyme

Says something like, "^Bbyou and me babe, ^Chow about it?"

Outro

^Bb ^C

J^Dmust that the time w^Cas wr^Bbong,^F Juli^Cet?

^Bb ^C

(Y^Bbou and me babe, how ^Cabout it?)

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