Key:D 4/4 Arranged By Kermit Tam
D
(We) were both young when I first saw you
I
Asus4
(close) my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing
Bm
(there) on a balcony in
G
(sum)mer
air
D
(See) the lights, see the party, the ballgowns
Asus4
(See) you make your way through the crowd
And say hel
Bm
(lo), little did I
G
(know)
That
G
(you) were Romeo, you were
A
(throw)ing
pebbles
And my
Bm
(dad)dy said, 'Stay away from
D
(Jul)iet!'
And I was
G
(cry)ing on the staircase
A
(Beg)ging you please don't
Bm
(go) and I said,
'
D
(Ro)meo, take me somewhere we can be alone
Asus4
(I)'ll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
Bm
(You)'ll be the prince and I'll be the princess
G
(It)'s a love story, baby, just say
D
(yes)'
D
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
G
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
Bm
So close your eyes
A
Escape this town for a little while
G A
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
Bm D
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
G
But you were everything to me I was
A Bm G A
Begging you please don't go, and I said
D
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
A
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
Bm
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
G A
It's a love story baby just say yes
D
Romeo, save me, they try to tell me how to feel
A
This love is difficult, but it's real,
Bm
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
G A
It's a love story baby just say yes, oh
D
(
)
A
( )
Bm
( )
G
( )
A
( )
Bm G D A
I got tired of waiting, wondering if you were ever coming around
Bm G
My faith in you was fading
D A
When I met you on the outskirts of town and I said
[Chorus]
D
Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
A
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Bm
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
G A
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said
E
Marry me, Juliet you'll never have to be alone
B
I love you, and that's all I really know
C#m
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
A B E
It's a love story baby just say yes
E B C#m
Uh oh, uh oh, yes
A E
We were both young when I first saw you