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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You can play the chords elsewhere if you like. This is just the way I do it.
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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
A#/Bb D#/Eb
He saw a sign for a stock car race
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A thousand dollar prize, it read
Dm D#/Eb
He couldn't get Laura on the phone,
F F
So to her mother Tommy said,
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Tell Laura i love her
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Tell Laura i need her
Cm A#/Bb
Tell Laura I may be late
D#/Eb
I've something to do... that cannot wait
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He drove his car to the racing ground
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He was the youngest driver there
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And the crowd roared as they started the race
F F
'Round the track, they drove at a deadly pace
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No one knows what happened that day
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How his car overturned in flames
Dm D#/Eb
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
F F
With his dying breath, they heard him say
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Tell Laura i love her
A#/Bb Cm
Tell Laura i need her
Cm A#/Bb
Tell Laura not to cry
D#/Eb
My love for her will never die
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And in the chapel where Laura prays
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For her Tommy who passed away
Dm D#/Eb
It was just for Laura, he lived and died
F F
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
A#/Bb
Tell Laura i love her
A#/Bb Cm
Tell Laura i need her
Cm A#/Bb
Tell Laura not to cry
D#/Eb
My love for her will never die
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--6-------8-----6------10-------4---|
--7-------8-----7------10-------5---|
--8-------8-----7------10-------5---|
--8-------6-----5-------8-------3---|
--6---------------------------------|
You can play the chords elsewhere if you like. This is just the way I do it.
A#/Bb D#/Eb
Laura and Tommy were lovers
D#/Eb
He wanted to give her everything
Dm D#/Eb F F
Flowers, presents, and most of all a wedding ring
A#/Bb D#/Eb
He saw a sign for a stock car race
A#/Bb D#/Eb
A thousand dollar prize, it read
Dm D#/Eb
He couldn't get Laura on the phone,
F F
So to her mother Tommy said,
A#/Bb
Tell Laura i love her
A#/Bb Cm
Tell Laura i need her
Cm A#/Bb
Tell Laura I may be late
D#/Eb
I've something to do... that cannot wait
A#/Bb D#/Eb
He drove his car to the racing ground
A#/Bb D#/Eb
He was the youngest driver there
Dm D#/Eb
And the crowd roared as they started the race
F F
'Round the track, they drove at a deadly pace
A#/Bb D#/Eb
No one knows what happened that day
A#/Bb D#/Eb
How his car overturned in flames
Dm D#/Eb
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
F F
With his dying breath, they heard him say
A#/Bb
Tell Laura i love her
A#/Bb Cm
Tell Laura i need her
Cm A#/Bb
Tell Laura not to cry
D#/Eb
My love for her will never die
A#/Bb D#/Eb
And in the chapel where Laura prays
A#/Bb D#/Eb
For her Tommy who passed away
Dm D#/Eb
It was just for Laura, he lived and died
F F
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
A#/Bb
Tell Laura i love her
A#/Bb Cm
Tell Laura i need her
Cm A#/Bb
Tell Laura not to cry
D#/Eb
My love for her will never die
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