Chords for Delbert McClinton: When Rita Leaves (Jan. 2012)
Tempo:
92.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B]
[F#m] [E] [C#] [B] [E]
She left a lipstick letter on the mirror, shattered on [B] the bathroom floor.
[E] [B]
[F#m] [B] All I could put back again, she never sent me [E] no more.
[B] [E]
Took all her clothes but one red dress, [A] the one she knows I [C#m] like the [F#m] best.
[E] All I could do was clean up the [B] mess, wonder what [E] she thought.
[G#m] [E] I had a sky blue rag top mustang,
[B] 1964.
[G#m]
She [B] drove it off into the night, [F#m] till it just [A] wouldn't go [E] no more.
She caught a ride on in the town, bought [A] some gas, [C#m] she laid the top [F#m] down.
Then [E] she burned that pony to the [B] ground, on the desert of [E] New Mexico.
When [B] Rita leave, Rita's [E] gone.
[B] She gave me every chance, man.
[E]
I've [A] never known a love so strong, or [E] so crazy, she's been [A] gone.
When Rita [B] leave, [G#m] [B] [G#m]
[E] Rita's gone.
[G#]
[A] [B] [E] [B] [D#]
[B]
[E] [E]
[F#m] [E] [Bm] [G#]
[A] [C#m] [F#m]
[E] [B]
[E]
I put a call in, my mama sent it, [B] back in El Paso.
[E] [B]
She said she got the story [C#] from Rita, [B]
[E] on her way to Mexico.
Her mama knew I was taking it hard, [D] [E] said [A] she was sorry [C#m] [F#] about my car.
[F#m] She [E] said you're lucky, all she [B] broke was your heart.
You [E] better just let her go.
When Rita [B] leave,
[B] Rita's [E] gone.
[B] She gave me every chance, a man, it [E] was.
I've [A] never known a love [Bm] so [A] strong, [Bm] [A] [E] or so crazy, she's been gone.
[A] When Rita [B] leave, [E] Rita's gone.
When Rita [B] leave, [A] [B] [E] Rita's gone.
[D#] [E] [F#m] [E]
Oh yeah.
[N]
[F#m] [E] [C#] [B] [E]
She left a lipstick letter on the mirror, shattered on [B] the bathroom floor.
[E] [B]
[F#m] [B] All I could put back again, she never sent me [E] no more.
[B] [E]
Took all her clothes but one red dress, [A] the one she knows I [C#m] like the [F#m] best.
[E] All I could do was clean up the [B] mess, wonder what [E] she thought.
[G#m] [E] I had a sky blue rag top mustang,
[B] 1964.
[G#m]
She [B] drove it off into the night, [F#m] till it just [A] wouldn't go [E] no more.
She caught a ride on in the town, bought [A] some gas, [C#m] she laid the top [F#m] down.
Then [E] she burned that pony to the [B] ground, on the desert of [E] New Mexico.
When [B] Rita leave, Rita's [E] gone.
[B] She gave me every chance, man.
[E]
I've [A] never known a love so strong, or [E] so crazy, she's been [A] gone.
When Rita [B] leave, [G#m] [B] [G#m]
[E] Rita's gone.
[G#]
[A] [B] [E] [B] [D#]
[B]
[E] [E]
[F#m] [E] [Bm] [G#]
[A] [C#m] [F#m]
[E] [B]
[E]
I put a call in, my mama sent it, [B] back in El Paso.
[E] [B]
She said she got the story [C#] from Rita, [B]
[E] on her way to Mexico.
Her mama knew I was taking it hard, [D] [E] said [A] she was sorry [C#m] [F#] about my car.
[F#m] She [E] said you're lucky, all she [B] broke was your heart.
You [E] better just let her go.
When Rita [B] leave,
[B] Rita's [E] gone.
[B] She gave me every chance, a man, it [E] was.
I've [A] never known a love [Bm] so [A] strong, [Bm] [A] [E] or so crazy, she's been gone.
[A] When Rita [B] leave, [E] Rita's gone.
When Rita [B] leave, [A] [B] [E] Rita's gone.
[D#] [E] [F#m] [E]
Oh yeah.
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
F#m
C#m
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
She left a lipstick letter on the mirror, shattered on [B] the bathroom floor.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _
[F#m] _ [B] All I could put back again, she never sent me [E] no more.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
Took all her clothes but one red dress, _ _ _ [A] the one she knows I [C#m] like the [F#m] best. _ _
[E] All I could do was clean up the [B] mess, _ wonder what [E] she thought.
[G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ I had a sky blue rag top mustang, _ _
[B] 1964.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _
She [B] drove it off into the night, _ [F#m] till it just [A] wouldn't go [E] no more.
_ _ _ She caught a ride on in the town, _ _ bought [A] some gas, [C#m] she laid the top [F#m] down. _
Then [E] she burned that pony to the [B] ground, on the desert of [E] New Mexico.
_ _ _ _ When [B] Rita leave, _ _ _ _ Rita's [E] gone. _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] She gave me every chance, man.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [A] never known a love so strong, or [E] so crazy, she's been [A] gone.
When Rita [B] _ _ leave, [G#m] _ [B] _ [G#m] _
[E] Rita's gone. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [D#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ I put a call in, my mama sent it, _ _ [B] back in El Paso.
[E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ She said she got the story [C#] from Rita, [B] _
_ [E] on her way to Mexico. _ _ _ _
_ Her mama knew I was taking it hard, [D] _ [E] said [A] she was sorry _ [C#m] [F#] about my car.
[F#m] She [E] said you're lucky, all she [B] broke was your heart.
You [E] better just let her go.
When _ _ _ Rita [B] leave, _ _
[B] _ _ Rita's [E] gone. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] She gave me every chance, a man, it [E] was. _ _
I've _ _ [A] never known a love [Bm] so [A] strong, [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] or so crazy, she's been gone.
[A] When Rita [B] leave, _ _ _ _ _ [E] Rita's gone.
When _ _ _ Rita [B] leave, _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] Rita's gone. _
_ _ [D#] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
Oh yeah.
_ _ _ [N] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
She left a lipstick letter on the mirror, shattered on [B] the bathroom floor.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _
[F#m] _ [B] All I could put back again, she never sent me [E] no more.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
Took all her clothes but one red dress, _ _ _ [A] the one she knows I [C#m] like the [F#m] best. _ _
[E] All I could do was clean up the [B] mess, _ wonder what [E] she thought.
[G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ I had a sky blue rag top mustang, _ _
[B] 1964.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _
She [B] drove it off into the night, _ [F#m] till it just [A] wouldn't go [E] no more.
_ _ _ She caught a ride on in the town, _ _ bought [A] some gas, [C#m] she laid the top [F#m] down. _
Then [E] she burned that pony to the [B] ground, on the desert of [E] New Mexico.
_ _ _ _ When [B] Rita leave, _ _ _ _ Rita's [E] gone. _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] She gave me every chance, man.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [A] never known a love so strong, or [E] so crazy, she's been [A] gone.
When Rita [B] _ _ leave, [G#m] _ [B] _ [G#m] _
[E] Rita's gone. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [D#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ I put a call in, my mama sent it, _ _ [B] back in El Paso.
[E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ She said she got the story [C#] from Rita, [B] _
_ [E] on her way to Mexico. _ _ _ _
_ Her mama knew I was taking it hard, [D] _ [E] said [A] she was sorry _ [C#m] [F#] about my car.
[F#m] She [E] said you're lucky, all she [B] broke was your heart.
You [E] better just let her go.
When _ _ _ Rita [B] leave, _ _
[B] _ _ Rita's [E] gone. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] She gave me every chance, a man, it [E] was. _ _
I've _ _ [A] never known a love [Bm] so [A] strong, [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] or so crazy, she's been gone.
[A] When Rita [B] leave, _ _ _ _ _ [E] Rita's gone.
When _ _ _ Rita [B] leave, _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] Rita's gone. _
_ _ [D#] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
Oh yeah.
_ _ _ [N] _ _