Verse 1

EbWe (x43121@3)were both young when I first saw you,
Eb (x43121@3)                      AbI (xx1114@1)close my eyes and the flashback starts,
        Cm7
I'm standing there
                 AbOn (xx1114@1)a balcony in summer air.
EbSee (x43121@3)the lights,
EbSee (x43121@3)the party, the ballgowns,
Eb (x43121@3)                     Ab (xx1114@1)I see you make your way through the crowd,
      Cm7
And say hello,
            AbLittle (xx1114@1)did I know...

Pre-chorus 1
    Cm7
That you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles,
   Bb (x1333x@1)                       AbAnd (xx1114@1)my daddy said stay away from Juliet,
            EbAnd (x43121@3)I was crying on the staircase,
   Bb (x1333x@1)                  AbBegging (xx1114@1)you please don't go... and I said

Chorus 1
EbRomeo (x43121@3)take me somewhere we can be alone,
BbI'll (x1333x@1)be waiting, all there's left to do is run,
Cm7
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,
AbIt's (xx1114@1)a love story, baby just say yes.

Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1)

So I sneak out to the garden to see you,
We keep quiet cos we're dead if they knew,
So close close your eyes,
Escape this town for a little while.

Pre-chorus 2 (same chords as Pre-chorus 1)

Cos you were Romeo I was a scarlett letter,
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet,
But you were everything to me,
I was begging you please don't go... and I said

Chorus 2
EbRomeo (x43121@3)take me somewhere we can be alone,
BbI'll (x1333x@1)be waiting, all there's left to do is run,
Cm7
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,
AbIt's (xx1114@1)a love story, baby just say yes.
EbRomeo (x43121@3)save me- they try to tell me how to feel,
BbThis (x1333x@1)love is difficult but it's real,
Cm7
Don't be afraid we'll amke it out of this mess,
AbIt's (xx1114@1)a love story, baby just say yes.

Bridge
Cm7
I got tired of waiting,
Bb (x1333x@1)                       AbWondering (xx1114@1)if you were ever coming around,
Cm7
My faith in you was fading,
Bb (x1333x@1)                   AbWhen (xx1114@1)I met you on the outskirts of town...and i said

Chorus 3 (strum in power chords, increasing in volume)
EbRomeo (x43121@3)save me, I've been feeling so alone,
BbI (x1333x@1)keep waiting for you but you never come,
Cm7
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think,
Ab (one strum)
he knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said... (CHANGE OF KEY)

EMarry (022100@1)me Juliet- you'll never have to be alone,
BI (x2444x@1)love you and that's all I really know,
C#m7
I've talked to your dad go pick out a white dress,
AIt's (x02220@1)a love story, baby just say yes.

E-B-C#m7-A
Oh oh oh
A (x02220@1)                            ECos (022100@1)we were both young when I first saw you.