Rita May

Intro 
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N.C.            C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Rita May, Rita May 
                          C 
(You got your body in the way) You got your body in the way 
                        F7 
(You're so damned nonchalant) And you're so damned nonchalant 
                           C 
(But it's your mind that I want) It's your mind that I want 
           G7 
You got me huffin' and a-puffin' 
        F7 
And you know I feel like nothin' 
     C 
Rita May 


 
N.C.            C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Rita May, Rita May 
                           C 
(How did you ever get that way?) How'd you ever get that way? 
                           F7 
(When did you ever see the light?) When did you ever see the light? 
                           C 
(And don't you ever feel a fright?) Don't you ever feel a fright? 
           G7 
You got me burnin' and I'm turnin' 
      F7 
But I know I'm learnin' nothing 
     C 
Rita May 

 
F7 
All my friends have told me 
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If I hang around with you that I'll go blind (I'll go blind, I'll go blind) 
      D7 
But I know that when you hold me 
                                            G7 
that there really must be somethin' on your mind 
                                N.C. 
(That there's soemthin' on your mind) 



N.C.            C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Rita May, Rita May 
                     C 
(Lyin' in a stack of hay) Lyin' in that stack of hay 
                           F7 
(Do you remember where you been?) Do you remember where you been? 
                                C 
(What's that crazy place you're in) What's that crazy place you're in? 
          G7 
I'm gonna have to go to college 
           F7 
'Cause you are the book of knowledge 
     C 
Rita May 


Solo 
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F7      C 
G7  F7  C 


N.C.               C 
Hey Rita May, Rita May (Rita May, Rita May) 
                    C 
Lyin' in a stack of hay (Lyin' in a stack of hay) 
                          F7 
Do you remember where you been? (Do you remember where you been?) 
                    C 
Carribean and back again (Yeah...) 
             G7 
I guess I'll have to go to college 
           F7 
'Cause you are the book of knowledge 
     C 
Rita May 


Outro 
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(Rita May, Rita May) Hey Rita May, Rita May 
                C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Rita May, Rita May 
                F7 
(Rita May, Rita May) Rita May, Rita May 
                C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Rita May, Rita May 
                G7 
(Rita May, Rita May) All right, Rita May 
F7                C 
  (Rita May, Rita May) Get yourself together, girl 
                C 
(Rita May, Rita May) It's payday, it's Friday, people goin' down to the coast, girl 
                C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Get that Jeri-Curl out, we going to Chubby Harold's 
                F7 
(Rita May, Rita May) Ha ha, there's always something going on down there 
                C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Yeah, we're make it happen when Ricky's there 
                G7                                   F7 
(Rita May, Rita May) Yeah, you're lookin' good, Rita May 
                C 
(Rita May, Rita May) Hey, hey