She left a [E]lipstick letter on the mirror shattered on the [B7]bathroom floor
[B7]All I could put back together was never see me no [E]more
[E]Took all her clothes but one red [E7]dress, the [A]one she knew I liked [F#m]best
[E]All I could do was clean up the [B7]mess and wonder where she had [E]gone
I had a pale blue, rag top Mustang, 1964
She drove it off into the night till it just wouldn't go no more
She caught a ride on into town, bought some gas and laid the top down
Then she burned that pony to the ground on the desert in New Mexico
Chorus:
When Rita [B7]leaves, Rita's [E]gone
She [B7]gave me every chance a man could [E]want
I've never [A]known a love so strong
Or so [E]crazy when she's been done [A]wrong
When Rita [B7]leaves, Rita's [E]gone
Solo
I put a call into her mamasita back in El Paso
She said she got the story from Rita on her way to Mexico
Her mama knew I was takin it hard, she said she was sorry about my car
She said" Your lucky all she broke was your heart, you better just let her go"
Chorus
Tag:
She never gave me a chance to explain
Well I guess it doesn't much matter now anyway
When Rita leaves, Rita's gone
When Rita leaves, Rita's gone
[B7]All I could put back together was never see me no [E]more
[E]Took all her clothes but one red [E7]dress, the [A]one she knew I liked [F#m]best
[E]All I could do was clean up the [B7]mess and wonder where she had [E]gone
I had a pale blue, rag top Mustang, 1964
She drove it off into the night till it just wouldn't go no more
She caught a ride on into town, bought some gas and laid the top down
Then she burned that pony to the ground on the desert in New Mexico
Chorus:
When Rita [B7]leaves, Rita's [E]gone
She [B7]gave me every chance a man could [E]want
I've never [A]known a love so strong
Or so [E]crazy when she's been done [A]wrong
When Rita [B7]leaves, Rita's [E]gone
Solo
I put a call into her mamasita back in El Paso
She said she got the story from Rita on her way to Mexico
Her mama knew I was takin it hard, she said she was sorry about my car
She said" Your lucky all she broke was your heart, you better just let her go"
Chorus
Tag:
She never gave me a chance to explain
Well I guess it doesn't much matter now anyway
When Rita leaves, Rita's gone
When Rita leaves, Rita's gone
