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We were both young, when I first saw you.
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D
I close my eyes and the flashback starts-
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A
I'm standing there, on a balcony in summer air.
D C# D B , D D D C# C# A A A B
..............................................G
see the lights; see the party, the ball gowns.
C# D D D D C# C# D E D
D
I see you make your way through the crowd-
D C# D D D D C# D E
....A
You say hello, little did I know...
D C# D B , D C# C# A B
.............B.......................G
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles-
D C# D D D D D D C# D E D
....G...............................A
And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet"-
D D C# D D D D D D A G F#
........B.................................D
And I was crying on the staircase-
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begging you, "Please don't go..."
E E E E D G F#
A...............B
And I said...
G F# E


chorus:
Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone.
D D G F# D D E E D F# D E
D
I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run.
D E F# E D E E D F# D E
A
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,
D E D F# E D E D F# E
B
It's a love story, baby, just say yes.
D D E F# E F# E F# F# D
G


So I sneak out to the garden to see you.
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....D
We keep quiet, because we're dead if they knew-
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A
So close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.
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.............B............................G
Oh, Oh.
Cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter,
D C# D D D D D D D C# D E D
....G.............................A
And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet" -
D D C# D D D D D D A G F#
........B.........................D
but you were everything to me-
F# F# F# F# F# F# E F#
..............................G
I was begging you, "Please don't go"
E D E E E E D F# E
.......A...............B
And I said...
G G F#

[Repeat chorus]

Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.
D D G F# D D D E E D F# D E
D
This love is difficult, but it's real.
D E D F# F# E D E D A E
A
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.
D E D F# E D E E D F# E
B
It's a love story, baby, just say yes.
D D E F# E F# E F# F# D
G
I got tired of waiting.
F# E D C# C# B
....................B...G
Wondering if you were ever coming around.
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...........................D...................A
My faith in you was fading-
D F# E D C# C# B
.......................B....G
When I met you on the outskirts of town.
D D F# F# F# F# A D D E
....D....................................A
And I said...
F# F# E

Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone.
D D G F# D D E E D F# D E
D
I keep waiting, for you but you never come.
D E F# E D E E D F# D E
A
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think-
E D E D F# E D D E D F#
B
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...
E D E D F# E D E D F# F# E
....G.................A
Marry me Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.
E E B G# F# E E F# F# E G# E F#
E
I love you, and that's all I really know.
E F# G# F# B G F# F# E E
B
I talked to your dad -- go pick out a white dress
E E F# E G# F# E F# E G# F#
C#
It's a love story, baby just say... yes.
E E F# G# F# G# F# G# G# E
A.................B
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh.
B G# F# G# , B G# F# C#

'cause we were both young when I first saw you
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