When Rita Leaves Chords by Delbert Mcclinton

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_ She left a lipstick letter on the mirror Shattered [B] on her bathroom floor _ _
_ _ _ All I could put back together was Never see [E] me no more _ _ _
_ Took all her clothes but one red dress _ [A] The one she knows I like [F#m] the best
_ All [E] I could do was clean up [B] the mess And wonder [E] where she had gone _ _
_ I had a sky blue rag top Mustang, _ _ [B] 1964
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_ _ She drove it off into the night Till it just [E] wouldn't go no more
[F#m] She [E] _ _ caught a ride on into town [Bm] Bought [A] some gas then laid the [F#m] top down
Then [E] she burned that pony to the [B] ground On the desert [E] in New Mexico
_ When _ [C#m] Rita _ [B] _ leaves, _ _ _ [E] Rita's gone She _
_ _ _ _ [B] gave me every chance a [E] man could want
I've _ _ _ [A] never known a love so strong Or [E] so crazy when she's been [A] done wrong
When Rita [B] _ _ _ leaves, _ _ [E] Rita's gone I _
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[B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ _ _
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_ _ put a call into her mamacita _ [B] back in El Paso
She _ _ _ said she got the story from Rita on her [E] way to Mexico _ _ _
_ Her mama knew I was taking it hard Said [A] she was sorry about my [F#m] car
She [E] said you're lucky all she broke was [B] your heart You better [E] just let her go
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When Rita [B] _ _ leaves, _ _ Rita's [E] gone She _ _
_ _ _ [B] gave me every chance a man could [E] want _ _ _ _
_ I've [A] never known a love so strong Or [E] so crazy when she's been done [A] wrong
When Rita [B] _ _ _ leaves, _ _ [E] Rita's gone She _ _ _ _ _ never gave me a chance to explain
Hell, [A] I guess it doesn't much matter [G#m] now anyway
[F#m] When Rita [B] _ _ [E] leaves, [B] _ _
_ [E] Rita's gone _ _ _ _ When Rita [B] _ _ [C#] leaves, [B] _ _
[A] Rita's [E] gone _ _ _ _ _
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