Lovely Rita
1967
Lennon / McCartney
AmBbCD7DmDm7EbFGG710 chords used in this song
| G | F |
| GLovely Rita, | Fmeter maid |
| C | G |
| CLovely Rita, | Gmeter maid |
| C | Bb | F |
| CLovely Rita, | Bbmeter | Fmaid |
| C | G |
| CNothing can come be | Gtween us |
| Am | D7 | G7 | Dm7 | G7 |
| AmWhen it gets dark I | D7tow your heart a | G7way | Dm7 | G7 |
| C | F |
| CStanding by a | Fparking meter |
| Bb | Eb |
| BbWhen I caught a | Ebglimpse of Rita |
| C | G7 |
| CFilling in a ticket in her | G7little white book |
| C | F |
| CIn a cap she | Flooked much older |
| Bb | Eb |
| BbAnd the bag | Ebacross her shoulder |
| C | G7 |
| CMade her look a little like a | G7milit'ry man |
| C | Bb | F |
| CLovely Rita, | Bbmeter | Fmaid |
| C | G |
| CMay I enquire dis | Gcreetly |
| Am | D7 | G7 |
| AmWhen are you free to | D7take some tea with | G7me? |
| C | F |
| CTook her out and | Ftried to win her |
| Bb | Eb |
| BbHad a laugh, and | Ebover dinner |
| C | G7 |
| CTold her I would really like to | G7see her again |
| C | F |
| CGot the bill and | FRita paid it |
| Bb | Eb |
| BbTook her home and | Ebnearly made it |
| C | G7 |
| CSitting on the sofa with a | G7sister or two |
| C | Bb | F |
| CLovely Rita, | Bbmeter | Fmaid |
| C | G |
| CWhere would I be with | Gout you? |
| Am | D7 | G7 |
| AmGive us a wink and | D7make me think of | G7you |
| G | F |
| GLovely Rita, | Fmeter maid |
| C | G |
| CLovely Rita, | Gmeter maid |
| G | F |
| GLovely Rita, | Fmeter maid |
| C | G |
| CLovely Rita, | Gmeter maid |
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