Laura (What’s he got that I ain’t got)
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1. Laura, hold these hands and count my fingers,
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Laura, touch these lips you once
desired.
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A7 D - Bm
Lay your head upon my chest
and hear my heart beat,
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gently
run your fingers through my hair.
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2. Touch these ears that's listened to your wishes,
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most
of them full-filled and that's a lot.
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D - Bm
Let your soft gentle hands
caress my body,
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D
then
tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
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Tell me what he's got that I
can't give you,
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D
it
must be something I was born without.
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D
Bm
You took an awful chance to be
with another man,
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so
tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
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note to capo 1st here)
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3. Laura, see these walls that I built for you,
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Laura, see this carpet that I
laid.
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D
- Bm
See those fancy curtains on
the windows,
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touch
those satin pillows on your bed.
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4. Laura, count the dresses in your closet,
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note
the name upon your checkbook in your bag.
G A7 D
- Bm
And if there's time before I
pull this trigger,
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D
then
tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
G A7 D
Tell me what he's got that I
can't give you,
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A7
D
It must be something I was
born without.
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And if there's time before I
pull this trigger,
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then
tell me what he's got that I ain't got.
Em A7
D - Bm
Oh, tell me what he's got that
I ain't got,
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A7 D - Bm
tell
me what he's got that I ain't got....
(Leon Ashley)