Measure: 4/4 Beat : 118 Capo on: 3rd fret Intro: F Verse: F B Laura and Tommy were lovers. F B He wanted to give her everything. Am B C C7 Flowers, presents, and most of all a wedding ring. Verse: F B He saw a sign for a stock-car race. F B A thousand dollar prize it read. Am B He couldn't get Laura on the phone, C C7 so to her mother Tommy said.
Chorus: F Gm Tell Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her. F Gm Tell Laura, I may be late, I have something to do, C7 F that cannot wait. Verse: F B He drove his car to the racing ground. F B He was the youngest driver there. Am B The crowd roared as they started the race. C C7 Round the track they drove at a deadly pace. Verse: F B No-one knows what happened that day. F B How his car over-turned in flames. Am B But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck, C C7 with his dying breath, they heard him say. Chorus: F Gm Tell Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her. F Gm Tell Laura not to cry, my love for her C7 F will never die. Verse: F B Now in the chapel, where Laura prays, F B for her Tommy, who passed away. Am B It was just for Laura, he lived and died. C C7 A-lone in the chapel she can hear him cry. Chorus: F Gm Tell Laura, I love her, tell Laura, I need her. F Gm Tell Laura not to cry, my love for her C7 F will never die. Outro: (Fade Out) F