Love theme from Romeo and Juliet (A Time for Us)

“Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” also known as “A Time for Us”
Producer: Joe Reisman
* Performed by Donny Osmond on the Donny & Marie show 4/23/1976.
** Tempo: approx. 143 beats per minute (bpm).
*** 3 beats per measure.


Pre Intro (Instrumental):
[Cm] A time when [Gm] dreams… so long [G#] denied…
[G#] Can [Fm] flou- [Gm] rish - [Cm]
(Play these notes: G, E, C#, A#, A, G, F, E…)

Intro (Drum beats & instruments for 5 measures):
[Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…

Verse 1:
A time [Gm] for us....... someday there'll [G#] be.......
When chains are [D#] torn....... by courage [Fm] born...
Of a love that's [Cm] free.

Verse 2:
A time when [Gm] dreams… so long [G#] denied…
Can [Fm] flou…… [Gm] rish……. as [Cm] we… unveil the love…
We now [Gm] must [Cm] hide.

Chorus 1:
A [D#] time……. for [A#] us…… at [G#] last…… to [Cm] see…….
A [Fm] life……. worth- [G#] while… for [Bb] you… and [Cm] me.
[Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…

Verse 3:
And with our [Gm] love....... through tears and [G#] thorns.......
We will [D#] endure… as we pass [Fm] surely through
every [Cm] storm.

Verse 4:
A time [Gm] for us....... someday there'll [G#] be.......
A [Fm] new……. [Gm] world……. a [Cm] world of shining hope…
for you [Gm] and [Cm] me.

Interlude (Chorus 1 melody):
(Ah [D#] ah……. Ah [A#] ah……. Ah [G#] ah……. Ah [Cm] ah…….)

Chorus 2:
A [Fm] life……. worth- [G#] while……. for [Bb] you……. and [Cm] me.
[Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…

Repeat of Verse 3:
And with our [Gm] love....... through tears and [G#] thorns.......
We will [D#] endure… as we pass [Fm] surely through
every [Cm] storm.

Repeat of Verse 4:
A time [Gm] for us....... someday there'll [G#] be.......
A [Fm] new……. [Gm] world……. a [Cm] world of shining hope…
for you [Gm] and [Cm] me… [Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm], [Cm]…

Outro (Slow):
A world… of shining hope… for you… [Gm] and… [Cm] me…….