Tell Laura I love Her

Ray Peterson

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(G)Tommy and Laura were (C)lovers     
(G)He wanted to give her (C)everything   
(Em)Flowers (Am)presents and (D7)most of all a wedding ring 
                   
(G)He saw a sign for a (C)stock car race    
(G)A thousand dollar (C)prize it read 
He (Em)couldnâ€™t get Laura (Am)on the phone (D7)So to her mother Tommy said 

(G)Tell Laura I love her tell Laura I (Am)need her 
Tell Laura I (G)may be late Iâ€™ve (Am)something to do 
(D7)That cannot (G)wait 
 
He drove his car to the (C)racing ground 
(G)He was the youngest (C)driver there 
The (Em)crowd roared as they (Am)started the race 
Round the (D7)track they drove at a deadly pace 

(G)No-one knows what (C)happened that day 
(G)How his car over(C)turned in flames 
But (Em)as they pulled him from the (Am)twisted wreck 
With his (D7)dying breath they heard him say 
 
(G)Tell Laura I love her tell Laura I (Am)need her  
Tell Laura (G)not to cry my (Am)love for her 
(D7)Will never (G)die 
 
Now in the chapel (C)Laura prays     
(G)For her Tommy who (C)passed away 
It was (Em)just for Laura he (Am)lived and died 
(D7)Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry 
 
(G)Tell Laura I love her tell Laura I (Am)need her  
Tell Laura (G)not to cry my (Am)love for her 
(D7)Will never (G)die 

My (Am)love for her (D7)will never (G) die

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Tell Laura I love Her van Ray Peterson op Gitaartabs. Dit is een klassieke popnummer uit 1957 dat perfect geschikt is om je gitaarvaardigheden mee te oefenen. Met een overzichtelijke akkoordprogressie is het een ideale keuze voor beginnende gitaristen.

Tell Laura I love Her ligt op beginner-niveau (niveau 2) en gebruikt de akkoorden G, Am, C, D7 en Em. Het nummer staat volledig in akkoordformat, zodat je direct kunt meespelen. Pak je gitaar en begin met deze timeless klassieker van het album Only a Lonely Heart.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the change: D7 ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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2
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.

Exercise: Akkoord-wisseltrainer (G-D-Em-C)8 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself