Lovely Rita

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

-8  -8 -8 -8  7   7  7     
Love-ly Ri-ta met-er maid,
 7   7  7  7 -7 -7   -7
love-ly Ri-ta met-er maid
 6   -6  7 -6  7 -8   -9   
Love-ly Ri-ta met-er maid,
  8  -8   7   -6   5   6    6
noth-ing can come be-tween us
 8   -8  7    -6  6 -5   -6    7  -6 -8
when it gets dark I tow your heart a-way
  7    7   7-6   7  -6   7 -8   
Stand-ing by a park-ing met-er
-7 -7   -7   6   -7     6 -7  7
when I caught a glimpse of Ri-ta
 7    7   7 7   7  7   7  7   7  -7    -6   -7
Fill-ing in a tick-et in her lit-tle white book.
 7  7   7  -6    7     7    7 -8
In the cap she looked much old-er
-7  -7  -7  6  -7    6    -7    7
And the bag a-cross her should-er
7    7    7  7  7   7   7   7  7 -7  -6  -7
made her look a lit-tle like a mil-i-tary man
 6  -6  7 -6  7 -8   -9    8 -8  7  -6    5    6    6
Love-ly Ri-ta met-er maid, may I in-quire dis-creet-ly,
 8  -8   7   -6   6  -5   -6   7   -6 -8
When are you free to take some tea with me

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