Lovely Rita
by The Beatles (Paul McCartney)
This is my interpretation.
The lyrics have been included under the line in which they are sung.
Since they do not fit under the tab for the most part, I have put
letters under the note where they begin. Generally speaking, two dashes'
space is equal to one beat in this song.
G-----6---9\--6---9\--4---7\--4---7\----------------------------------
D---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-----4---7\----4-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--
A-----------------------------------5---5---5-5-----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Lovely Ri - ta meter maaaid Lovely Ri - ta meter maaaid
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---0---0---------0-0-0---------------0-1---2-0-------------7-7-5\2---
A-----------3----2------4-2-0-2-4-0-2-----2-----4-2-0-0-4-7-----------
E---------------3-----------------------------------------------------
(A) (B) (C)
A) Lovely Rita meter maid.
B) Nothing can come between us,
C) When it gets dark I tow your heart away.
G-----------------------------------------------------
D---0-----------0-------------------0-0-4-5-7-7-7-7---
A-----3-2-0---2---2-3-1-0-----0-3-0-------------------
E-----------3-------------3-1-------------------------
(D) (E) (F)
D) Standing by a parking meter,
E) When I caught a glimpse of Rita,
F) Filling in a ticket in her little white book.
G-----------------------0---------------------------------------------
D---0-----------0-----2---2-3-0-----0-0-4-5-7---7---0-0---------------
A-----3-2-0---2---2-3-----------3-0-----------7---7-----2-2-----0-0---
E-----------3-----------------------------------------------0-0-------
(G) (H) (I)
G) In a cap she looked much older,
H) And the bag across her shoulder
I) Made her look a little like a military man.
G-------------------------0-2---2-------------------------------------
D---0---0---------0-0-0-4-----2---2---0-1---2-0-------------7-7-7-----
A-----0---0-3-----------------------2-----2-----4-2-0-0-4-7-------7\--
E-------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------
(J) (K) (L)
J) Lovely Rita meter maid,
K) May I inquire discreetly,
L) When are you free, to take some tea with me.
G---2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-----------------
D-----------------2---------------2-------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
Aaaaaaaaahhh Rita!
G---------------------------------------------------2---2---2---2-----
D---0-0-0---------0-0-4-5-6-7-4-2-----0-1---2-0-------2---2---2---2---
A---------0-3---------------------4-2-----2-----4-2-------------------
E-------------3-3-----------------------------------------------------
(Piano solo)
G-----------------------------------------------------
D---0-0---------0-------------------0-0-4-0-----2-----
A-------4/0---2---2-3-1-0-----0-3-0---------0-4---4---
E-----------3-------------3-1-------------------------
(M) (N) (O)
M) Took her out and tried to win her,
N) Had a laugh and over dinner,
O) Told her I would really like to see her again,
G-------2-1-0---------------------------------------------------2-----
D---0-4-------2-0-------------------0-0-------------0-----0-2---------
A-----------------2-3-1-0-----0-3-0-----4-2-0-0-2-0---4-2-------------
E-------------------------3-1-----------------------------------------
(P) (Q) (R) Ohhhh
P) Got the bill and Rita paid it,
Q) Took her home I nearly made it,
R) Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two.
G-----------------------------------------------------
D---0---0-----------0-0-4-5-7-7-7-7---0-1---2-0-------
A-----------3-----2-----------------2-----2-----4-2---
E-------------3-3-------------------------------------
(S) (T) (U)
S) Lovely Rita meter maid,
T) Where would I be without you,
U) Give us a wink and make me think of you.
G-----6-9-6---------------7-------7-7-7-7---7---7---------------------
D---7-------7-7-7---5-5-5---5-5-5---------7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
A-----------------7---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Lovely Ri - ta meter maaaid Lovely Ri - ta meter maaaid
G-----6---9\--6---9\--4---7\--4---7\----------------------------------
D---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-----4---7\----4-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----
A-----------------------------------5---5---5-5-----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Lovely Ri - ta meter maaaid Lovely Ri - ta meter maaaid
G---------5\0-------------5\0-------------5\0-------------5\0---------
D---5\0-------5\0---5\0-------5\0---5\0-------5\0---5\0-------5\0-----
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------5\0-------------5\0-------------5\0-------------5\0---------
D---5\0-------5\0---5\0-------5\0---5\0-------5\0---5\0-------5\0-----
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------3-------------/7-6-5-----------
D---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-535-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
A--------------------------5-5------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
Tabbed by Kevin Bowman
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