Verse 1
C 
We were both young when I first saw youI  
F 
close my eyes and the flashback startsI’m standing  
Am 
there on a balcony in  
F 
summer 
 
air
F 
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
F 
See you make your way through the crowdAnd say,  
Am 
”Hello”Little did  
G 
 
know
 
Pre-ChorusThat  
F 
you were Romeo, you were  
G 
throwing pebblesAnd my  
Am 
daddy said, “Stay away from  
C 
Juliet”And I was  
F 
crying on the staircase
G 
Begging you please don’t  
Am 
go, 
 
 
F 
and I  
G 
said
 
Chorus
C 
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
G 
I’ll be waiting all there’s left to do is run
Am 
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
F 
It’s a love story  
G 
baby just say  
C 
”yes”
 
Verse 2So  
C 
I sneak out to the garden to see you
F 
We keep quiet ’cause we’re dead if they knewSo close your  
Am 
eyesEscape this town for a  
G 
little 
 
while
 
Pre-Chorus‘Cause  
F 
you were Romeo, I was a  
G 
scarlet letterAnd my  
Am 
daddy said stay away from  
C 
JulietBut you were  
F 
everything to me I was
G 
Begging you please don’t  
Am 
go, 
 
 
F 
and 
 
 
G 
 
said
 
Chorus
C 
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
G 
I’ll be waiting all there’s left to do is run
Am 
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
F 
It’s a love story  
G 
baby just say yes
C 
Romeo, save me, they try to tell me how to feel
G 
This love is difficult, but it’s real,
Am 
Don’t be afraid, we’ll make it out of this mess
F 
It’s a love story  
G 
baby just say yes, oh
 
Solo
C 
 
G 
 
Am 
 
F 
 
G 
 
BridgeI got tired of  
Am 
waiting, 
 
 
F 
wondering if  
C 
you were ever coming  
G 
aroundMy faith in you was  
Am 
 
F 
fadingWhen I  
C 
met you on the outskirts of  
G 
town and I said
 
Chorus
C 
Romeo save me I’ve been feeling so alone
G 
I keep waiting for you but you never comeIs  
Am 
this in my head, I don’t know what to thinkHe  
F 
knelt to the ground and  
G 
pulled out a ring and said
D 
Marry me, Juliet you’ll never have to be alone
A 
I love you, and that’s all I really knowI  
Bm 
talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
G 
It’s a love story  
A 
baby just say  
D 
yes
 
Outro
D 
Uh 
 
 
A 
oh, uh  
Bm 
oh
G 
We were both young when  
A 
I first saw  
D 
you


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