Intro C G Dm F
Verse 1
CG
Full moon Friday night after the game
DmF
Stars must have all lined up early that day
CG
I just turned 17, she had me by a month
DmF
We were young, we were green to the taste,
to the touch
Dm
From that very first kiss,
EmF
it was like we were born for that moment
G
Caught up in the perfect storm
Chorus 1
FCG
It came in like a flood over the gate
DmEmFG
Swallowed us up and it swept us away
CG
We were over our heads, me and that girl
DmEmFG
We were out of our minds, it was out of this world
CG
It was always too much, it was never enough
DmEmFG
It was just the kind of stuff you just can't make up
C G Dm F(one strum)
It was love
Verse 2
FCG
We reigned like the king and the queen of the land
DmF
Everyone wanted some of what we had then
DmC
Yeah, we were the ones they all talked about
FG
Like we were the fire that would never go out
Chorus 2
CG
It came in like a flood over the gate
DmEmFG
Swallowed us up and it swept us away
CG
We were over our heads, me and that girl
DmEmFG
We were out of our minds, it was out of this world
CG
It was always too much, it was never enough
DmEmFG
It was just the kind of stuff you just can't make up
CFm
It was love
Bridge
CG
We knew it was coming, still, it came way too soon
DmF
Neither one knew what to say or to do
DmEm
So, we just let the radio play while we danced
DmCFG
We laughed and we cried like I never have since
Chorus 3
CG
It came in like a flood over the gate
DmEmFG
Swallowed us up and it swept us away
CG
We were over our heads, me and that girl
DmEmFG
We were out of our minds, it was out of this world
CG
It was always too much, it was never enough
DmEmFG
It was just the kind of stuff you just can't make up
CG
It was love
DmF
It was love...
CG
It was love
DmEmF
It was just the kind of stuff you just can't make up