^CWe were both young when I first saw you ^FI close my eyes and the flashback starts I'm standi^Amng there, on a bal^Fcony in summer air

^CSee the lights, see the party, the ballgowns ^FSee you make your way through the crowd And say^Am hello Little di^Gd I know

^FThat you were Romeo, you we^Gre throwing pebbles And my d^Amaddy said stay away f^Crom Juliet And I was^F crying on the staircase ^GBegging you please do^Amn't go ^CAnd I said

^CRomeo, take me somewhere we can be alone ^GI'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run ^AmYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princess ^FIt's a love s^Gtory, baby, ^Cjust say yes

^CSo I sneak out to the garden to see you ^FWe keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew ^AmSo close your eyes ^GEscape this town for a little while

^F'Cause you were Romeo, I wa^Gs a scarlet letter ^AmAnd my daddy said stay away ^Cfrom Juliet But you wer^Fe everything to me I was^G begging you please ^Amdon't go ^CAnd I said

^CRomeo, take me somewhere we can be alone ^GI'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run ^AmYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princess ^FIt's a love s^Gtory, baby, ^Cjust say yes

^CRomeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel ^GThis love is difficult, but it's real ^AmDon't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess ^FIt's a love st^Gory, baby, j^Cust say yes Oh, oh

I got tired^Am of waiting ^FWondering if you^C were ever comin^Gg around My faith in y^Amou was f^Fading When I ^Cmet you on the outski^Grts of town And I said

^CRomeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone ^GI keep waiting for you but you never come ^AmIs this in my head, I don't know what to think ^FHe knelt to the ground ^Gand pulled out a ring and said

^CMarry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone ^GI love you and that's all I really know ^AmI talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress ^FIt's a love st^Gory, baby, ^Cjust say yes

^GOh^Am, oh Oh, oh, oh 'Cause w^Fe were both young w^Ghen I fir^Cst saw you