Originally in D, I play in G, highest note that matters is the 6 (really the 5 after the key change)
Intro, chords have lots of 9 and 4 throughout, but not writing that all out
| Gadd9 | Dsus4/A | Em | C69 |
Vox on the 1
| G |
| We were both young when I first saw you |
| C | |
| I c | lose my eyes and the flashback starts |
| Em | C | |
| I’m standing t | here on a balcony of s | ummer air |
| G |
| See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns |
| C | Em |
| See you make your way through the crowd and say hel | lo |
| D | |
| Little did I | know |
| C | D | |
| That | you were Romeo, you were t | hrowing pebbles |
| Em | G | |
| And my | daddy said stay away from J | uliet |
| C | |
| And I was | crying on the staircase |
| D | Em | C | D | |
| B | egging you please don’t g | o, | and I | said |
| G |
| Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone |
| D |
| I’ll be waiting, all that’s left to do is run |
| Em |
| You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess |
| C | D |
| It’s a love story b | aby just say yes |
| G |
| G | |
| So | I sneak out to the garden to see you |
| C |
| We keep quiet cause we’re dead if they knew |
| Em | |
| So close your e | yes |
| D | |
| Escape this town for a l | ittle while |
| C | D | |
| Cause y | ou were Romeo, I was a sca | rlet letter |
| Em | G | |
| And my d | addy said stay away from J | uliet |
| C | |
| But you were | everything to me |
| D | Em | C | D | |
| I was b | egging you please don’t g | o, | and I | said |
| G |
| Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone |
| D |
| I’ll be waiting, all that’s left to do is run |
| Em |
| You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess |
| C | D |
| It’s a love story b | aby just say yes |
| G |
| Romeo save me they’re tryin’ to tell me how to feel |
| D |
| This love is difficult, but it’s re-eal |
| Em |
| Don’t be afraid we’ll make it out of this mess |
| C | D |
| It’s a love story b | aby just say yes |
| G |
| G | D | Em | C |
| Em | C | |
| I got tired of w | aiting |
| G | D | |
| Wondering if yo | u were ever coming a | round |
| Em | C | |
| My faith in you was | fading |
| G | D | |
| When I m | et you on the outskirts of t | own |
And I said
Quiet
| G |
| Romeo save me I’ve been feeling so alone |
| D |
| I keep waiting for you but you never come |
| Em | |
| Is | this in my head, I don’t know what to think |
| C | D | |
| He | knelt to the ground and | pulled out a ring and said |
| A |
| Marry me Juliet you never have to be alone |
| E |
| I love you and that’s all I really know |
| F#m | |
| I t | alked to your dad, go pick out a white dress |
| D | E |
| It’s a love story b | aby just say yes |
| A | E | F#m | C | A |
| Cause | we were both young when I first saw y | ou |