Key: D / E
Dsus2/F#
We were both young when I first saw you
Dsus2/G
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
Dsus2/F# Dsus2/G
Im standing there on a balcony of summer air
Dsus2
See the lights, See the party the ball gowns
Dsus2/G
I see you make your way through the crowd
Dsus2/B Dsus2/G
You say hello Little did I know
G A
That you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles
Bm D
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
G
And I was crying on the staircase
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 Dsus2/F#
It's a love story baby just say yes
Dsus2
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
Dsus2/G
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
Dsus2/B Dsus2/G
So close your eyes Let’s keep this down 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
A Bm G A
I was begging you please don't go and I said *
D
Romeo save me, they're trying 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 Dsus2/F#
It's a love story baby just say yes
Bm G D G
I got tired of waiting wondering if you were ever coming around
Bm G D G A
My faith in you was fading Then I met you on the outskirts of town and I said
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
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
E
And said, 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
B C#m
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
A E
We were both young when I first saw you
