-------------------------------------------------------- THE BEATLES - LOVELY RITA Paul McCartney From SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, released on June 1st, 1967 -------------------------------------------------------- Lovely Rita meter maid Lovely Rita meter maid Lovely Rita meter maid Nothing can come between us When it gets dark I tow your heart away Standing by a parking meter When I caught a glimpse of Rita Filling in a ticket in her little white book In a cap she looked much older And the bag across her shoulder Made her look a little like a military man Lovely Rita meter maid May I inquire discreetly (Lovely Rita) When are you free to take some tea with me? (Lovely Rita, maid, ah) Rita! Took her out and tried to win her Had a laugh and over dinner Told her I would really like to see her again Got the bill and Rita paid it Took her home I nearly made it Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two Oh, lovely Rita meter maid Where would I be without you Give us a wink and make me think of you (Lovely Rita meter maid) Lovely Rita meter maid, Rita meter maid (Lovely Rita meter maid) Oh Lovely Rita meter meter maid (Lovely Rita meter maid) Ah da, ah da (Lovely Rita meter maid) INTRO G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Aaaaaaah G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| CHORUS G|----7-------10------7-------10-|----5-------8-------5-------8--| D|8-------8-------8-------8------|6-------6-------6-------6------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Lovely Rita meter maid G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----5-------8-----------5---6--|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--| A|6-------6-------6---6----------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Lovely Rita meter maid PRE-VERSE G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|------------------------6------|-------------------------------| A|6-------6-------4---------4-6--|6---6---4---3-----------5------| E|-------------------------------|----------------6---6-------6--| Lovely Rita meter maid nothing come us can between G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----------------3--------------|----------------8---8---6---5--| A|3---5---6---3-------6---5---3--|--------5---8------------------| E|-------------------------------|6---6--------------------------| When dark tow your away it I heart gets VERSE G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|6---4---3-----------3---6---3--|4-------------------1---4---1--| E|------------6---4--------------|----7---6---4---2--------------| Standing a parking when a glimpse by meter I caught of Rita G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|--------5---6---8---8---8---8--|-------------------------------| A/6---6--------------------------|6---4---3-----------3---6---3--| E|-------------------------------|------------6---4--------------| Filling ticket little book In cap she older in in white a looked a her much G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----3---6---3---4--------------|--------5---6---8-------8------| A|4-------------------6---4------|6---6---------------8-------8--| E|----------------------------6--|-------------------------------| And bag across shoulder made a little milit'ry the her her like man look a G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|6---6-----------8---8----------| E|--------8---8-----------6---6--| CHORUS G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----8-------8-------6----------|--------5---6---8-------8------| A|6-------6-------4-----------6--|6---6---------------8-------8--| E|------------------------4------|-------------------------------| Lovely Rita meter maid may inquire discreetly I G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----------------3--------------|----------------8---8---8------| A|3---5---6---3-------6---5---3--|--------5---8---------------8--| E|-------------------------------|6---6--------------------------| when free take tea with are to some me? you G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|8---8---8---8---8-------8------|8---8---8---8---8-------8------| A|----------------------------8--|----------------------------8--| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|8------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| PIANO SOLO G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|------------8-------6---6------|----5---5---6---8---6---5------| A/6---6---6-------4---------4-6--|6---------------------------6--| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----------------3--------------|8-------8-------8-------8------| A|3---5---6---3-------6---5---3--|----8-------8-------8-------8--| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| VERSE G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|6---6---4---3-------3---6---3--|4-------------------1---4---1--| E|----------------4--------------|----7---6---4---2--------------| Took and to her had laugh and dinner her tried win a over out G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|--------5-------8--------------|----5---8---8---6---5---3------| A/6---6-------6-------5---8---5--|6---------------------------3--| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Told would to again Got bill and paid her really see the Rita it I like her G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|4-------------------1---4---1--|6---6---5---3------------------| E|----7---6---4---2--------------|----------------6---6---8---6--| Took and made sitting sofa sister her nearly it on with or home a a two G|-------------------------------| D|------------------------8------| A|6---5-------6---8--------------| E|--------8----------------------| CHORUS G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|--------------------6---6------|--------5---6---8---8---8---8--| A|6-------6-------4-----------4--|6---6--------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Lovely Rita meter maid where be without you? would I G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----------------3--------------|----------------8---8---8------| A|3---5---6---5-------6---5---3--|----5---8---5---------------8--| E|-------------------------------|6------------------------------| give wink make think you Lovely us and me of a G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|6---6---6-------6---6---6------|--------------------8-------8--| A|------------6---------------6--|6---6---6-------6-------6------| E|-------------------------------|------------6------------------| meter maid Rita meter maid G|-------------------------------|----7-------10------7-------10-| D|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|8-------8-------8-------8------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Oh, lovely G|----5-------8-------5-------8--|-------------------------------| D|6-------6-------6-------6------|----5-------8-----------5---6--| A|-------------------------------|6-------6-------6---6----------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Rita meter, meter maid G|-------------------------------| D|8---8---8---8---8---8---8------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| OUTRO G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------| A|----6-------------------6------|----6-------------------6------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------| A|----6-------------------6------|----6-------------------6------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------| A|----6-------------------6------|----6-------------------6------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------|6P4---------11\-----6P4--------| A|----6-------------------6------|----6-------------------6------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------------------------4----|------------------------8---7--| D|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-4|6---6---6---6---6---6----------| A|-------------------------------|--------------6---6------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|6------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|