Romeo and Juliet — Indigo Girls
Chords and lyrics for Romeo and Juliet by Indigo Girls (key of D, capo 2).
Intro
[C] [C] [Am] [Am]
[C] [C] [Am] [Am]
Verse 1
[C]A lovestruck Romeo [G/B] [Am]sings the streets a serenade
[C]Now he's laying everybody low, [G/B] [Am]he's got a love song that he made
[G]He finds a convenient streetlight, [G]and he steps out of the shade
[G]And he says something like [F]You and me, babe, [G]how about it?
Verse 2
[C]Juliet says, Hey, it's Romeo! [C]He nearly gave me a heart attack, yeah well
[C]He's underneath my window, [C]now she's singing, hey-la, [Am]my boyfriend's back
[G]You shouldn't come around here singing up to people like that
[F]Oh, anyway, whatcha gonna do [G]about it?
Chorus
[C]Juliet, [G]the dice were loaded from the start
[C]And I bet, [G]and you exploded into my heart
[C]And I forget, [G]I forget the movie song
[G]When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong
Interlude
[C] [C] [Am] [Am]
Verse 3
[C]We both come up on different streets, [C]and they were both the streets of shame
[C]You know they're both dirty, both mean, [Am]yes and even the dreams were the same
[G]Well I dreamed your dream for you [G]and now your dream is real, so tell me honey
[G]Now how can you look at me [F]as if I was just another one of your deals?
Verse 4
[C]Now you can fall for chains of silver, [C]and you can fall for chains of gold
[C]You know you, you fall for pretty strangers [Am]and the promises they hold
[G]Well you promised me everything, [G]and then you, and then you promised me thick and thin
[F]And now you just turn away and say, Romeo?
Interlude
[G]I think I used to have a scene with him
Chorus
[C]Oh, Juliet, [G]when we made love you used to cry
[C]You said I love you like the stars above, [G]gonna love you till I die
[C]There's a place for us, [G]I know you know this song
[G]Now when you gonna realize that it was just that the time was wrong?
Verse 5
[C]Julie, [C]I'm so in love, [Am]so in love
[C]Yeah [C] [Am]
Verse 6
[G/B] [C]But I can't do the talk, [C]like they talk on my TV screen, and
[C]I can't do a love song, [C]not the way you sung them to me
[G]I can't do anything, but I would do anything for you, oh now
[F]I can't do anything except be in love with you, yeah now
Verse 7
[C]All I do is miss you [C]and the way you used to be, you know
[C]And all I do is keep the beat, [Am]I keep bad, bad company
[G]And all I do is kiss you [G]through the bars of this rhyme, well
[F]Julie, I'd do the stars [G]with you anytime
Chorus
[C]Oh, Juliet, [G]when we made love you used to cry; you said I
[C]Love you like the stars above, [G]I'm gonna love you till I die. There's a
[C]Place for us, [G]I know you know the movie song
[G]One day we're gonna realize that it was just that the time was wrong
Interlude
[C]Julie, [C]Julie
[C]Julie [C] [Am]
Outro
[C]Well this lovestruck Romeo [G/B] [Am]sings the streets a serenade
[C]He's laying everybody low, [G/B] [Am]he's got a love song that he made
[G]He finds a convenient streetlight, [G]and he'll step out of the shade
[G]And he'll say something like, [F]you and me, babe, [G]how about it?