Biography:
Ray T. Peterson (April 23 1939 - January 25 2005) was an American pop music singer.
Ray Peterson was born in Denton, Texas. Blessed with a 4-octave singing voice, he idolized the vocal sounds of fellow Texan, Roy Orbison. Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California where he was signed by RCA Victor Records in 1957. He recorded several songs that were minor hits until "The Wonder of You" made it into the Billboard Top Thirty list. The song would later be recorded by Elvis Presley with whom he became close friends.
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Across The Street:Ray Peterson
#106 on BB Hot 100 (Bubbling Under)
on MGM Records in 1964.
INTRO:
Bb Gm F Bb
Across the street is a million miles away.
#1.
Bb F Bb
I want to go to her and tell her that I
F
love her so, but I just can't go-oh (I know.)
F
I want to run to her and tell her that I need
Bb
her and that I miss her so-oh (I know.)
#2.
F Eb Bb Gm
There she is across the street, I-I-I can't move
Bb Eb
my feet, cause across the street is a long, long way.
Bb Eb
When the girl I love doesn't feel that way, yes,
Bb F Bb
across the street is a million miles away, (ah-ooo)
today.
#3.
Bb F Bb
Last night she held my hand, she told me that I
F
should understand why we two must part (uh-huh.)
F
She's found a brand new guy who has caught her eye
Bb
and to him she had given her heart (uh-huh.)
#4.
Bb Ab Gm
She'll be there when the cars go by, I'll be here
Bb
with a tear in my eye.
Eb
Cause across the street is a long, long way when the
Bb Eb
girl I love doesn't feel that way.
Bb F Cm Bb
Yes, across the street is a million miles away (ahh-ooo)
today (ahhh-ooo.)
INTERLUDE: Bb F Bb
#5.
Bb Ab Gm
She'll be there when the cars go by, I'll be here
Bb
with a tear in my eye.
Eb
Cause across the street is a long, long way when the
Bb Eb
girl I love doesn't feel that way.
Bb F Cm Bb
Yes, across the street is a million miles away (ahh-ooo)
today (ahhh-ooo.)
OUTRO:
Bb F Bb
Yes, across the street is a million miles away.
Ab Bb
(ahh-ooo)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#106 on BB Hot 100 (Bubbling Under)
on MGM Records in 1964.
INTRO:
Bb Gm F Bb
Across the street is a million miles away.
#1.
Bb F Bb
I want to go to her and tell her that I
F
love her so, but I just can't go-oh (I know.)
F
I want to run to her and tell her that I need
Bb
her and that I miss her so-oh (I know.)
#2.
F Eb Bb Gm
There she is across the street, I-I-I can't move
Bb Eb
my feet, cause across the street is a long, long way.
Bb Eb
When the girl I love doesn't feel that way, yes,
Bb F Bb
across the street is a million miles away, (ah-ooo)
today.
#3.
Bb F Bb
Last night she held my hand, she told me that I
F
should understand why we two must part (uh-huh.)
F
She's found a brand new guy who has caught her eye
Bb
and to him she had given her heart (uh-huh.)
#4.
Bb Ab Gm
She'll be there when the cars go by, I'll be here
Bb
with a tear in my eye.
Eb
Cause across the street is a long, long way when the
Bb Eb
girl I love doesn't feel that way.
Bb F Cm Bb
Yes, across the street is a million miles away (ahh-ooo)
today (ahhh-ooo.)
INTERLUDE: Bb F Bb
#5.
Bb Ab Gm
She'll be there when the cars go by, I'll be here
Bb
with a tear in my eye.
Eb
Cause across the street is a long, long way when the
Bb Eb
girl I love doesn't feel that way.
Bb F Cm Bb
Yes, across the street is a million miles away (ahh-ooo)
today (ahhh-ooo.)
OUTRO:
Bb F Bb
Yes, across the street is a million miles away.
Ab Bb
(ahh-ooo)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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