Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her guitar tab

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1. Laura and Tommy were lovers,

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he wanted to give her everything,

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flowers, presents, and most of all a wedding-ring.

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2. He saw a sign for a stock-car race,

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a thousand dollar prize it read.

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He couldn` t get Laura on the phone,

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so to her mother Tommy said.

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Tell Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her,

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tell Laura, I may be late, I`ve got something to do,

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that cannot wait.

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3. He drove his car to the racing ground,

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he was the youngest driver there.

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The crowd roared as they started the race,

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round the track they drove at a deadly pace.

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4. No-one knows what happened that day,

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how his car overturned in flames.

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But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck,

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with his dying breath they heard him say.

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Tell Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her,

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tell Laura not to cry, my love for her will never die.

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5. Now in the chapel Laura prays,

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for her Tommy who passed away,

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it was just for Laura he lived and died,

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alone in the chapel she can hear him cry. + Chorus