Love Story Bass Tabs - Taylor Swift @ BigBassTabs.com

TAYLOR SWIFT — LOVE STORY

Intro
(D, A, B, G)

G|—————————————|
D|—————————————|
A|—5———————————|
E|————5——7——3——|


VERSE

We were both young when I first saw you
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—5———————5———————|
E|—————————————————|

I close my eyes And the flashback starts
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—————————————————|
E|—3———————3———————|

I'm standing there On a balcony in summer air
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—————————————————|
E|—7———————3———————|

See the lights See the party, the ball gowns
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—5———————5———————|
E|—————————————————|

I see you make your way through the crowd
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—————————————————|
E|—3———————3———————|

And say hello, little did I know
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—————————————————|
E|—7———————5———————|


PRE—CHORUS

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
G|—————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————|
E|—33333333—55555555—77777777—55555555—|

And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said
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D|—————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————|
E|—33333333—55555555—77777777—55555555—|


CHORUS

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—555555555555555—|
E|—————————————————|

I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
E|—55555555555555—|

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|—22222222222222—|
E|————————————————|

It's a love story baby just say yes
G|———————————————————|
D|———————————————————|
A|—————————————————5—|
E|—33333333—55555————|


VERSE II

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—555555555555555—|
E|—————————————————|

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
E|—33333333333333—|

So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while
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D|—————————————————————————————|
A|—22222222222222——————————————|
E|————————————————555555555555—|


PRE—CHORUS II

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
G|—————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————|
E|—33333333—55555555—77777777—55555555—|

But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said
G|—————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————|
E|—33333333—55555555—77777777—55555555—|


cHORUS II

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—555555555555555—|
E|—————————————————|

I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
E|—55555555555555—|

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|—22222222222222—|
E|————————————————|

It's a love story baby just say yes
G|———————————————————|
D|———————————————————|
A|—————————————————5—|
E|—33333333—55555————|
Oh oh


BRIDGE

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

CHORUS III

Romeo Save Me I've Been Feeling so Alone
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—555555555555555—|
E|—————————————————|

I keep waiting for you but you never come
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
E|—55555555555555—|

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|—22222222222222—|
E|————————————————|

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring, and said...
G|———————————————————|
D|———————————————————|
A|—————————————————5—|
E|—33333333—55555————|

Marry me Juliet, You'll never have to be alone
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————|
A|—555555555555555—|
E|—————————————————|

I love you and that's all I really know
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
E|—55555555555555—|

I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|—22222222222222—|
E|————————————————|

It's a love story baby just say yes
G|———————————————————|
D|———————————————————|
A|—————————————————5—|
E|—33333333—55555————|

Oh, oh, yes
G|——————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————|
A|—555555———————————————|
E|————————555555—777777—|


Outro

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
G|—————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————|
A|——————————————————5——|
E|—3333333333333333————|

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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
            
```
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

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