Verse 1
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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
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summer
air
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See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
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See you make your way through the crowdAnd say,
Am
”Hello”Little did
G
I
know
Pre-ChorusThat
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you were Romeo, you were
G
throwing pebblesAnd my
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daddy said, “Stay away from
C
Juliet”And I was
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crying on the staircase
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Begging you please don’t
Am
go,
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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
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you were Romeo, I was a
G
scarlet letterAnd my
Am
daddy said stay away from
C
JulietBut you were
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everything to me I was
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Begging you please don’t
Am
go,
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and
G
I
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
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waiting,
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wondering if
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you were ever coming
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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
These known chords are used in this song.