Delbert McClinton - When rita leaves

She left a ^Elipstick letter on the mirror shattered on the ^Bbathroom floor. All I could put back together was never see me^E no more. Took all her clothes but one red dress, the ^Aone she knows I like the ^F#mbest. All I could ^Edo was clean up the ^Bmess, and wonder where she'd^E gone.

I had a ^Esky-blue rag top Mustang, a 196^B4. She drove it off into the night til it just wouldn't ^Ego no more. She caught a ride on into town, bought some ^Agas and laid the top ^F#mdown. Then she ^Eburned that pony to the ^Bground on the desert in New ^EMexico.

When Rita ^Bleaves, Rita's ^Egone. She ^Bgave me every chance a man could ^Ewant. I've never ^Aknown a love so strong, Or so ^Ecrazy when she's been done ^Awrong. When Rita ^Bleaves, Rita's ^Egone.

I put a ^Ecall into her mamasita, back in ^BEl Paso. She said she got the story from Rita on her way to ^EMexico. Her mama knew I was taking it hard, said she was ^Asorry about my ^F#mcar. She said "You're l^Eucky all she broke was your h^Beart You better just ^Elet her go."

When Rita ^Bleaves, Rita's ^Egone. She ^Bgave me every chance a man could ^Ewant. I've never ^Aknown a love so strong Or so ^Ecrazy when she's been done ^Awrong. When Rita ^Bleaves, Rita's ^Egone.

^EShe never gave me a chance to explain. Hell I ^Aguess it doesn't much matter now ^F#manyway. When Rita ^Bleaves, Rita's ^Egone. When Rita ^Bleaves, Rita's ^Egone.