#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Tell Laura I Love Her chords Ray Peterson 1960 (Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh) Capo III G G C Laura and Tommy were lovers G C He wanted to give her everything Em Am D D7 Flowers, presents, and most of all, a wedding ring G C He saw a sign for a stock car race G C A thousand dollar prize it read Em Am He couldn't get Laura on the phone D D7 (D/D/D/D7) So to her mother, Tommy said G Tell Laura I love her Am Tell Laura I need her G Tell Laura I may be late Am D G I've something to do, that cannot wait G C He drove his car to the racing grounds G C He was the youngest driver there Em Am The crowed roared as they started the race D D7 (D/D/D/D7) Around the track they drove at a deadly pace G C No one knows what happened that day G C Or how his car overturned in flames Em Am But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck D D7 (D/D/D/D7) With his dying breath, they heard him say G Tell Laura I love her Am Tell Laura I need her G Tell Laura not to cry Am D G My love for her will never die G C Now in the chapel where Laura prays G C For her poor Tommy, who passed away Em Am It was just for Laura he lived and died D D7 (D/D/D/D7) Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry G Tell Laura I love her Am Tell Laura I need her G Tell Laura not to cry Am D G My love for her will never die G Tell Laura I love her G Tell Laura I love her .. . Set8
