Laura
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Laura(What's He Got That I Ain't Got?)Frankie Laine.
#35 in 1967.
#1.
F Bb F
Laura, hold these hands and count my fingers.
Bb F
Laura, touch these lips you once desired.
F7 Bb C7 F Am Dm
Lay your head upon my chest, hear my heartbeat,
G7 C C7 C6 C
Gently run your fingers through my hair.
#2.
F Bb F
Touch these ears that listened to your wishes.
Bb F
Most of them fulfilled, and that's a lot.
F7 Bb C7 F Am Dm
Let your soft gentle hands caress my body.
Gm C7 F
And then tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
Chorus:
Bb C F
Tell me what he's got that I can't give you.
Bb C F
It must be something I was born without.
Bb C F Am Dm
You took an awful chance to be with another man,
Gm C7 F Am Dm C7
So, tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
#3.
F Bb F
Laura, see these walls that I built for you.
Bb F F7
Laura, see this carpet that I laid.
Bb C7 F Am Dm
See those fancy curtains on the windows.
G7 C C7 C6 C
Touch those satin pillows on your bed.
#4.
F Bb F
Laura, count the dresses in your closet.
Bb F
Note the name upon the checkbook in your bag.
F7 Bb C7 F Am Dm
And if there's time before I pull this trigger,
Gm C7 F
then tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
Chorus:
Bb C F
Tell me what he's got that I can't give you.
Bb C F
It must be something I was born without.
Bb C F Am Dm
You took an awful chance to be with another man,
Gm C7 F Am Dm C7 F
So, tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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