Written By Haley Nicole Cox
Intro: C G Am F
C
We were both young when i first saw you
F
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
Am F
Im standing there on a balcony in summer air
C
See the lights, See the party the ball gowns
F
See you make your way through the crowd
Am
and say hello
G
Little did i know
F G
That you were romeo you were throwing pebbles
Am C
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
F
And i was crying on the staircase
G Am C
Begging you please don't go, and i said
C
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
G
I'll be waiting all theres left to do is run
Am
You'll be the prince and i'll be the princess
F G C
Its a love story baby just say yes
C
So i sneak out to the garden to see you
F
We keep quite because we're dead if they knew
Am G
So close your eyes; escape this town for a little while
F G
Cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter
Am C
and my daddy said stay away from Juliet
F
But you were everything to me
G Am C
and i was begging you please don't go and i said
C
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
G
I'll be waiting all theres left to do is run
Am
You be the prince i'll be the princess
F G C
Its a love story baby just say yes
C
Romeo save me, they're tryin' to tell me how to feel
G
This love is difficult, but its real,
Am
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
F G
Its a love story baby just say yes, oh
Solo: C G Am F
Am F C G
I got tired of waiting, wondering if you were ever coming around
Am F
My faith in you was fading
C G
When i met you on the outskirts of town and i said
C
Romeo save me i've been feeling so alone
G
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Am
Is this in my head, i don't know what to think
F G
He nelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said
D
Marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone
A
I love you and thats all I really know
Bm
I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress
G A D
Its a love story baby just say yes
D A Bm
Oh, oh, yes
G D
We were both young when i first saw you