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[Intro]  
E        D     Em       A Em  E
[Verse 1]
EmI must have been out of my mind
EmTell me wEhere was I Emever gonna find
AAnother girl with a love so true
EmShe's the best girl that I ever knew
BI was a fool I was out of whack
But you know what I would do if Emshe would take me back
[Chorus]
AI'd go ruBnninAg back Emto Rita Just as fast as I could
RunninAg bBack to Rita ‘Emcause her love was so good
AI know RitG#ma don'C#mt love me no more
ARitBa iF#s thAe girEml I shoulda never let go
[Verse 2]
EmI told Rita Eshe was not the one
And tEmhat she'Ed be better off without me in the long run
AShe moveAd on she got over me
AYeah but Enow I'Emm the one with the misery
BI was a fool I was out of whack
But you Eknow what EmI would do if she would take me back
[Chorus]
AI'd go ruBnninAg back Emto Rita Just as fast as I could
RunninAg bBack to Rita ‘Emcause her love was so good
AI know RitG#ma don'C#mt love me no more
ARitBa iF#s thAe girEml I shoulda never let go
[Bridge]
EAnd EmI know true hBmappiBness lies within
EmBut if that Fgirl Gwould let me come Eon home
BI'd be smiling again
[Chorus]
I'Ad go Brunning Eback to Rita just as fast as I could
ARunnBing baEmck to Rita  ‘cause her love was so good
AI know Rita G#mdon't C#mlove me no more
ABut Rita is the girl I Eshoulda never let goF#m  A  
I'Ad go Brunning Eback to Rita just as fast as I could
ARunnBing baEmck to Rita  ‘cause her love was so good
AI know Rita G#mdon't C#mlove me no more
ABut Rita is the girl I Eshoulda never let goF#m  A  
[Outro]
E  A   G#m F#m B Em  G E

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Rita

by Keb' Mo'

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

E D Em A Em E

[Verse 1]

I must have been out of my mind

Em E Em

Tell me where was I ever gonna find

Another girl with a love so true

She's the best girl that I ever knew

I was a fool I was out of whack

But you know what I would do if she would take me back

[Chorus]

A B A Em

I'd go running back to Rita Just as fast as I could

A B Em

Running back to Rita ‘cause her love was so good

A G#m C#m

I know Rita don't love me no more

A B F# A Em

Rita is the girl I shoulda never let go

[Verse 2]

Em E

I told Rita she was not the one

Em E

And that she'd be better off without me in the long run

A A

She moved on she got over me

A E Em

Yeah but now I'm the one with the misery

I was a fool I was out of whack

E Em

But you know what I would do if she would take me back

[Chorus]

A B A Em

I'd go running back to Rita Just as fast as I could

A B Em

Running back to Rita ‘cause her love was so good

A G#m C#m

I know Rita don't love me no more

A B F# A Em

Rita is the girl I shoulda never let go

[Bridge]

E Em Bm B

And I know true happiness lies within

Em F G E

But if that girl would let me come on home

I'd be smiling again

[Chorus]

A B E

I'd go running back to Rita just as fast as I could

A B Em

Running back to Rita ‘cause her love was so good

A G#m C#m

I know Rita don't love me no more

A E F#m A

But Rita is the girl I shoulda never let go

A B E

I'd go running back to Rita just as fast as I could

A B Em

Running back to Rita ‘cause her love was so good

A G#m C#m

I know Rita don't love me no more

A E F#m A

But Rita is the girl I shoulda never let go

[Outro]

E A G#m F#m B Em G E

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