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Lovely Rita

by The Beatles

Written by: Lennon & McCartney

LOVELY RITA Lennon & McCartney The Beatles D C | Love ee ly yy | Ri ii ta aa | me ter rr maid | dd dd dd dd | G D | Love ee ly yy | Ri ii ta aa | me ter rr maid | dd dd dd dd | G F C G D | Love ly Ri^ta aa | ^me ter ^maid dd dd | Noth^ing can come be | tween nn us ss | Em A7 D7 Am7 D7 | When^it gets dark I | tow your heart a | way yy yy yy | yy yy yy yy | G C F ||: / Stand^ing by y^a | park ing^me t^ter rr | / When^I caught t^a | ||: / In^a cap p^she | looked much^old d^er rr | / And^the bag g^a | Bb G D7 | glimpse of^Ri i^ta aa | Fil^ling in^a tic^ket in^her | lit^tle white^book kk kk :|| | cross her^shoul l^der rr | Made^her look^a lit^tle like^a | mi^li t’ry^man nn nn | G F C G D | Love ly Ri^ta aa | ^me ter ^maid dd dd | May^I en quire dis | creet tt ly yy | Em A7 D Am D | When^are you free to | take some tea with | me ee ee ee | ee ee ee / | G C F ||: / Took^her out t^and | tried to^win n^her tt | / Had^a laugh h^and | ||: / Got^the bill l^and | Ri ta^paid d^it tt | / Took^her home e^and | Bb G D7 | ov er^din n^ner rr | Told^her I^would real^ly like^to | see^her a^gain nn nn :|| | near ly^made e^it tt | Sit^ting on^the so^fa with^a | sis^ter or^two oo oo | G F C G D | Love ly Ri^ta aa | ^me ter ^maid dd dd | Where^would I be with | out tt you uu | Em A7 D7 Am C | Give^us a wink and | make me think of | you uu uu uu | uu uu Love ly | me ter me ter | G D D7 | maid dd dd dd | Love ee ly yy | Ri ii ta aa | me ter rr maid | dd dd dd dd | Love ee ly yy | C G D | Ri ii ta aa | me ter rr maid | dd dd dd dd | Love ee ly yy | Ri ii ta aa | me ter rr maid | Gm7 G | dd dd dd dd | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||

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Lovely Rita is performed by The Beatles and written by Lennon & McCartney. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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