Lovely Rita The Beatles
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THE BEATLES - LOVELY RITA (Lennon/McCartney) From SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY
HEARTS CLUB BAND album. Released 1st June 1967.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
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,
When are you free,
To take some tea with me.
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.
The intro was recorded by John and George with their two jumbos.
I've tabbed it for a single guitar.
Also a couple of things in the piano solo would be impossible to
play with a guitar, but I've tabbed it anyway because I thought
it was worth a try. I've put some of the notes in a lower tone so
that it can be played with any guitar.
I hope you like it.
[B] [Bsus4]
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[A]
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Aaah
[E5]
[E5] [Emaj7sus4]
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B5 X X X X X X X X
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[B]
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Lovely Rita
[A]
e|5---5-- 5---5-- 5---5-- 5------|5---5-- 5---5-- 5---5-- 5---5--| B|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| G|6---6---6---6---6---6---6------|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| E|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
meter maid
[E]
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Lovely Rita
[B7]
e|2---2-- 2------ 2------ 2---2--|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------| B|0---0---0-------0-------0---0--|0-------0-------0-------0------| G|2---2---2-------2-------2---2--|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1--|1-------1-------1-------1------| A|2---2---2-------2-------2---2--|2-------2-------2-------2------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
meter maid
[E] [D]
e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------| B|0---------------0--------------|3------------------------------| G|1---------------1--------------|2------------------------------| D|2---------------2--------------|0------------------------------| A|2---------------2--------------|-------------------------------| E|0---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
Lovely Rita meter maid
[A] [B7]
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nothing can come between us
[C#m] [F#]
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When it gets dark I tow your heart a......
[B] [B11] [B] [B11] [B]
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way
[E] [A]
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|2-------2-------2-------2------| G|1-------1-------1-------1------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| A|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------| E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
Standing by a parking meter
[D] [G]
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When I caught a glimpse of Rita
[E] [B7]
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filling in a ticket in her little white book
[E] [A]
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|2-------2-------2-------2------| G|1-------1-------1-------1------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| A|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------| E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
In a cap she looked much older
[D] [G]
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And the bag across her shoulder
[E] [B7]
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made her look a little like a military man
[E] [C#m] [F#] [B]
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[E] [D]
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Lovely Rita meter maid
[E] [B7]
e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|2------ ------- 2------ -------| B|0---------------0--------------|0---------------0--------------| G|1---------------1--------------|2---------------2--------------| D|2---------------2--------------|1---------------1--------------| A|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------| E|0---------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
May I inquire discreetly
[C#m] [F#]
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When are you free to take some tea with
[B] [B7]
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me.
[B13] [B7]
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[F#m7]
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B7 X X X X X X X X
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|4------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|4------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Solo
[E] [D]
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[E] [B]
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[##m] [F#6] [F#] [F#7]
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[B]
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...........
[E] [A]
e|0------ ------- 0------ ----0--|0------ ------- 0------ -------| B|0---------------0-----------0--|2---------------2--------------| G|1---------------1-----------1--|2---------------2--------------| D|2---------------2-----------2--|2---------------2--------------| A|2---------------2-----------2--|0---------------0--------------| E|0---------------0-----------0--|-------------------------------|
Took her out and tried to win her,
[D] [G]
e|2------ ------- 2------ -------|3------ ------- 3------ -------| B|3---------------3------------0-|3---------------3--------------| G|2---------------2------------0-|0---------------0--------------| D|0---------------0------------0-|0---------------0--------------| A|-------------------------------|2---------------2--------------| E|-------------------------------|3---------------3--------------|
Had a laugh and over dinner,
[E] [B7]
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told her I would really like to see her again
[E] [A]
e|0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- 0------|0------ ------- 0------ -------| B|0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|2---------------2--------------| G|1---1---1---1---1---1---1------|2---------------2--------------| D|2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|2---------------2--------------| A|2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|0---------------0--------------| E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|-------------------------------|
Got the bill and Rita paid it,
[D] [G]
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Took her home I nearly made it,
[E] [B7]
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sitting on a sofa with a sister or two.
[E] [C#m] [F#] [B]
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Oooh
[E] [D]
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|2------ ------- ------- -------| B|0------------------------------|3------------------------------| G|1------------------------------|2------------------------------| D|2------------------------------|0------------------------------| A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Lovely Rita meter maid
[A] [B7]
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Where would I be without you,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Give us a wink and make me think of
[B]
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you
Lovely Rita
[A] [E]
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meter maid
e|0------ 0------ 0------ ----0--|0------ 0------ ------- -------| B|0-------0-------0-----------0--|0-------0----------------------| G|1-------1-------1-----------1--|1-------1----------------------| D|2-------2-------2-----------2--|2-------2----------------------| A|2-------2-------2-----------2--|2-------2----------------------| E|0-------0-------0-----------0--|0-------0----------------------|
Lovely Rita
[B7]
e|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|2------ ------- ------- -------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0------------------------------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2------------------------------| D|1-------1-------1-------1------|1------------------------------| A|2-------2-------2-------2------|2------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
meter maid
[B]
e|7------ 7------ 7------ ----7--|7------ 7------ 7------ -------| B|7-------7-------7-----------7--|7-------7-------7--------------| G|8-------8-------8-----------8--|8-------8-------8--------------| D|9-------9-------9-----------9--|9-------9-------9--------------| A|9-------9-------9-----------9--|9-------9-------9--------------| E|7-------7-------7-----------7--|7-------7-------7--------------|
Lovely Rita
Oh lovely
[A] [E]
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meter maid
Rita
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Lovely Rita
[B7]
e|2------ ------- 2------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------| B|0---------------0--------------|0------------------------------| G|2---------------2--------------|2------------------------------| D|1---------------1--------------|1------------------------------| A|2---------------2--------------|2------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
meter maid
[Bm7] [Am]
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[Dm] [Bm7] [Am] [Bm7]
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[Am] [Dm]
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[Bm7] [Am] [Dm] [Bm7] [Am]
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[Bm7] [Am] [Dm] [Bm7]
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[Am] [Dm] [Bm7]
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[Am] [Bm7] [Am] [Bm7]
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[Am] [Dm] [A7]
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Aaug5 A9 Am
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------10------12------13-----| G|9-------9-------9-------9------|9-------10------12------14-----| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0-------0-------0-------0------|0--------0-------0-------0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[A]
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|13------------------\----------|-------------------------------| G|14------------------\----------|2------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-0-----------------------------|0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
............
B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
\ slide down
H hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
. - play note like a dot in standard notation
^ - ties two notes together
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