Key: E
Bb
(well,
Sounds to me like the guitar is capoed at the 3rd fret and playing in C.
G
F
C
G
G
F
Lovely Rita meter maid
C
G
Lovely Rita meter maid
C
Bb
F
C
G
Lovely Rita meter maid nothing can come between us
Am
D
G
When it gets dark I tow your heart away
C
F
Bb
Eb
Standing by a parking meter when I caught a glimpse of Rita
C
G
Filling in a ticket in her little white book.
C
F
Bb
Eb
In a cap she looked much older, and the bag across her shoulder
C
G
C
Am
Dm
G
Made her look a little like a military man
C
Bb
F
C
G
Lovely Rita meter maid may I enquire discreetly
Am
D
G
F/G
Em/G
Dm
When are you free to take some tea with me?
C/G
G
(Ah) Rita!
C
Bb
F
C
G
Am
D
G
C
F
Bb
Eb
Took her out and tried to win her, had a laugh, and over dinner
C
G
Told her I would really like to see her again
C
F
Bb
Eb
Got the bill and Rita paid it, took her home, I nearly made it,
C
G
C
Am
Dm
G
Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two
C
Bb
F
C
G
Oh, lovely Rita, meter maid, where would I be without you?
Am
D
G
Give us a wink and make me think of you!
G
F
Lovely Rita meter maid
C
G
Lovely Rita meter maid
G
F
Lovely Rita meter maid
C
G
Lovely Rita meter maid