Chords for Lou Reed -- Romeo Had Juliette
Tempo:
131 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You don't want to mess around with, like, Lou Reed.
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[E] [D] And Juliet wanted Romeo.
[A] Romeo wanted [Em] Juliet.
[E] [D] Juliet wanted Romeo.
[A] Romeo Rodriguez [E] squares his shoulders, curses Jesus, [D] runs his hands through his black ponytail.
[A] He's thinking of his lonely room, the [E] sink that by the bed gives off his stink,
and [D] smells the perfume in her hair, her voice is like a bell.
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[A] Outside the streets of steam, the [E] crack dealers are dreaming of an [D] Uzi someone had just scored.
[A] I bet you I could hit that light with [E] my one good arm behind my back says little [D] Joey Diaz.
[A] Oh brother, can you give me another [E] tote?
Those downtown hoods are [D] no damn good,
those Italians need a lesson to be taught.
[A] That cop who died in Harlem, I hope he [E] gets the warning.
I [D] was laughing when his brains run out in the street.
[A] Romeo had Juliet, [E] [D] and Juliet had her Romeo.
[A] Romeo had his Juliet, [E] [D] Juliet had her Romeo.
[A] Ah, you can take Manhattan in a [E] garbage bag with Latin writ on it that [D] says it's hard to give a shit these days.
[A] Manhattan's sitting like a [E] rock into the filthy Hudson, what a [Em] shock.
[D] They wrote a book about it, said it's like ancient Rome.
[A] The perfume [E] burnt his eyes, [D] holding gently to his thighs, [A] something flickered for a minute,
[E] aw [D] man, it vanished and was gone.
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[N]
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[E] [D] And Juliet wanted Romeo.
[A] Romeo wanted [Em] Juliet.
[E] [D] Juliet wanted Romeo.
[A] Romeo Rodriguez [E] squares his shoulders, curses Jesus, [D] runs his hands through his black ponytail.
[A] He's thinking of his lonely room, the [E] sink that by the bed gives off his stink,
and [D] smells the perfume in her hair, her voice is like a bell.
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A] Outside the streets of steam, the [E] crack dealers are dreaming of an [D] Uzi someone had just scored.
[A] I bet you I could hit that light with [E] my one good arm behind my back says little [D] Joey Diaz.
[A] Oh brother, can you give me another [E] tote?
Those downtown hoods are [D] no damn good,
those Italians need a lesson to be taught.
[A] That cop who died in Harlem, I hope he [E] gets the warning.
I [D] was laughing when his brains run out in the street.
[A] Romeo had Juliet, [E] [D] and Juliet had her Romeo.
[A] Romeo had his Juliet, [E] [D] Juliet had her Romeo.
[A] Ah, you can take Manhattan in a [E] garbage bag with Latin writ on it that [D] says it's hard to give a shit these days.
[A] Manhattan's sitting like a [E] rock into the filthy Hudson, what a [Em] shock.
[D] They wrote a book about it, said it's like ancient Rome.
[A] The perfume [E] burnt his eyes, [D] holding gently to his thighs, [A] something flickered for a minute,
[E] aw [D] man, it vanished and was gone.
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
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[E] [D]
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[N]
Key:
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Em
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You don't want to mess around with, like, Lou Reed. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ [D] And Juliet wanted Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] Romeo wanted [Em] Juliet.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ Juliet wanted Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] _ Romeo Rodriguez [E] squares his shoulders, curses Jesus, [D] runs his hands through his black ponytail.
_ _ [A] He's thinking of his lonely room, the [E] sink that by the bed gives off his stink,
and [D] smells the perfume in her hair, her voice is like a bell.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Outside the streets of steam, the [E] crack dealers are dreaming of an [D] Uzi someone had just scored. _
_ _ _ [A] I bet you I could hit that light with [E] my one good arm behind my back says little [D] Joey Diaz. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Oh brother, can you give me another [E] tote?
Those downtown hoods are [D] no damn good,
those Italians need a lesson to be taught.
[A] That cop who died in Harlem, I hope he [E] gets the warning.
I [D] was laughing when his brains run out in the street.
_ _ [A] _ Romeo had Juliet, [E] _ _ _ [D] and Juliet had her Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] Romeo had his Juliet, _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Juliet had her Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] Ah, you can take Manhattan in a [E] garbage bag with Latin writ on it that [D] says it's hard to give a shit these days.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Manhattan's sitting like a [E] rock into the filthy Hudson, what a [Em] shock.
[D] They wrote a book about it, said it's like ancient Rome.
_ [A] _ The perfume [E] burnt his eyes, _ [D] holding gently to his thighs, _ _ [A] something flickered for a minute,
[E] _ _ aw [D] man, it vanished and was gone.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [D] And Juliet wanted Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] Romeo wanted [Em] Juliet.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ Juliet wanted Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] _ Romeo Rodriguez [E] squares his shoulders, curses Jesus, [D] runs his hands through his black ponytail.
_ _ [A] He's thinking of his lonely room, the [E] sink that by the bed gives off his stink,
and [D] smells the perfume in her hair, her voice is like a bell.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Outside the streets of steam, the [E] crack dealers are dreaming of an [D] Uzi someone had just scored. _
_ _ _ [A] I bet you I could hit that light with [E] my one good arm behind my back says little [D] Joey Diaz. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Oh brother, can you give me another [E] tote?
Those downtown hoods are [D] no damn good,
those Italians need a lesson to be taught.
[A] That cop who died in Harlem, I hope he [E] gets the warning.
I [D] was laughing when his brains run out in the street.
_ _ [A] _ Romeo had Juliet, [E] _ _ _ [D] and Juliet had her Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] Romeo had his Juliet, _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Juliet had her Romeo.
_ _ _ [A] Ah, you can take Manhattan in a [E] garbage bag with Latin writ on it that [D] says it's hard to give a shit these days.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Manhattan's sitting like a [E] rock into the filthy Hudson, what a [Em] shock.
[D] They wrote a book about it, said it's like ancient Rome.
_ [A] _ The perfume [E] burnt his eyes, _ [D] holding gently to his thighs, _ _ [A] something flickered for a minute,
[E] _ _ aw [D] man, it vanished and was gone.
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