Hey, Lau ra,

Lau ra, (Gm7)ooh.

Hey, Lau ra,

Lau ra.

Ev ’ry once in a (F)while a I’d see her (Cm7)smile

and she’d (Eb)turn my day girl a (Bb)round.

A girl with those (F)eyes could stare through the (Gm7)lies en a and see what your (Eb)heart was say (Fsus)warn (F)ing.

Think of Lau ra, but laugh, don’t cry.

(C)I know she’d want it that (G)way.

Hey (D)yeah, when you think of Lau ra, well, laugh, don’t cry.

(C)I know she’d want it that (G)way.

A ’ry friend of a (F)friend, a friend till the (Cm7)end,

that’s the (Eb)kind of a girl she (Bb)was.

A Tak en a (F)way so young; through the (Gm7)tak en a and way what your (Eb)with out a (Fsus)warn (F)ing.

Think of Lau ra, but laugh, don’t cry.

(C)I know she’d want it that (G)way.

Hey (D)yeah, when you think of Lau ra, well, laugh, don’t cry.

(C)I know she’d want it that (G)way.

(G)way.

I know you and you’re here

in (C)ev ’ry day we (D)live.

I know her and well, she’s here, and I (C)feel her when I (Dsus)sing.

Hey, Lau ra,

where are you (Cm7)now?

(Gm7)Are you far a way from (Bb)here?

I don’t think so.

I think you’re (Gm7)here,

(F)tak ing our tears a way.

(G)way.

Hey (D)yeah, well, I (C)know she’d want it that (G)way.

Hey, (D)Lau (G)ra.

Hey, (D)Lau (Em7)ra.

I (C)know she’d want it that (G)way.

Hey, (D)Lau (G)ra.

Hey, (D)Lau (Em7)ra.

I (C)know you want it that (G)way.

Hey, (D)Lau (G)ra.