Instruments
| D | D | A | A || Bm | Bm | G | G |
Verse
D GWe were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes, and the flashback starts Bm GI'm standing there… on a balcon y in summer airD GSee the lights, see the party, the ball gowns See you make your way through the crowd Bm AAnd say, "Hello" ….Little did I know
Pre-Hook
G A Bm DThat you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles and my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" G A Bm | G A |And I was crying on the staircase Begging you, "Please, don't go," and I said
Hook
D ARomeo, take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run Bm G AYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princess It's a love story, baby, just say "Yes"
Instruments
| D | D |
Verse
D GSo I sneak out to the garden to see you We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew Bm ASo close your eyes Escape this town for a little while, oh, oh
Pre-Hook
G A Bm D'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter and my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" G A Bm | G A |But you were everything to me I was begging you, "Please, don't go," and I said
Hook
D ARomeo, take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run Bm G AYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princess It's a love story, baby, just say "Yes"
Hook 2
D ARomeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel This love is difficult, but it's realBm G ADon't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess It's a love story, baby, just say "Yes"
Instruments
| D | D | A | A || Bm | Bm | G | A |
Bridge
Bm G D AI got tired of waiting Wondering if you were ever coming around Bm G D AMy faith in you was fading When I met you on the outskirts of town
Hook Breakdown
D AAnd I said, "Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone I keep waiting for you but you never comeBmIs this in my head? I don't know what to think" G AHe knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring, and said
Hook 3
E B"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone I love you, and that's all I really know C#m A BI talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress It's a love story, baby, just say 'Yes'"
Ending
| E | E | B | B || C#m | C#m | A | A |Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh'Cause we were both young when I first saw you| E |