ARTIST:Gin Blossoms TITLE:Mrs. Rita (4:25) WRITTEN BY:Jesse Valenzuela, Jim Swafford. CHORDS: A x 0 2 2 2 0 Cadd9 0 3 2 0 3 0 D 0 0 0 2 3 2 Dsus2 0 0 0 2 3 0 Dsus4 0 0 0 2 3 3 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0 G 3 2 0 0 3 3 INTRO: VERSE 1:

You can ^Dsee it in her ^Cadd9letters on the ^Em7paper ^Gwith her ^Dpen Her ^Dresponse is getting ^Cadd9stronger I think she's ^Em7coming ^Ground ^Dagain ^DTell me Mrs. ^Cadd9Rita what's it ^Em7say in ^Gmy ^Dtarot ^DRead my palm and ^Cadd9tell me why do ^Em7lovers ^Gcome and ^Dgo

CHORUS:

Is she coming ^Emround for me ^Aonce again, ^Emaround or was ^Athat just the end ^GI just hope she's ^Acoming round ^Dagain

(w/ Riff 1) D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D VERSE 2:

I've been ^Dkeeping myself ^Cadd9busy with my ^Em7books and ^Gwith my ^Dtapes ^DEvery day's much ^Cadd9better since I've ^Em7slowed my ^Gdrinking ^Dpace There's no s^Dwimming in the ^Cadd9bottle it's just ^Em7someplace ^Gwe all ^Ddrown I ^Dlost myself in ^Cadd9sorrow lost my ^Em7confid^Gence in ^Ddoubt Is she coming '^Emround for me ^Aonce again, ^Emaround or was ^Athat just the end ^GI just hope she's ^Acoming round ^Dagain

(w/ Riff 1) D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D BRIDGE:

^AGet in the car and drive through town ^GDown the block and ^Dback^Dsus4 aroun^Dd ^APretending that she's there with me we ^Gdrive ^DGone forever...

SOLO: D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D VERSE 3:

My ^Dpatience keeps me ^Cadd9plaintive my high ^Em7hopes ^Gkeep me ^Dalone My ^Dlover's will is ^Cadd9shaken I wish ^Em7she would ^Gjust come ^Dhome So ^Dtell me Mrs. ^Cadd9Rita what's it ^Em7say in ^Gmy ^Dtarot ^DRead my palm and ^Cadd9tell me why do ^Em7lovers ^Gcome and ^Dgo

Chorus x 2 OUTRO: D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D D - Cadd9 - Em7 - G - D Riff 1 |----------------------h--------------|--------------------------p------p-----| |---------------h----3--5--3--3--5--3-|-/-8---7---5-\-3--3---3--5--3--5--3--3-| |---2---2-----2---4-------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Riff 1 |----------------------h--------------|---------------2-----------------------| |---------------h----3--5--3--3--5--3-|-----------p---3-----------------------| |---2---2-----2---4-------------------|-/5---4--2--0--2-----------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------0-----------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Gin Blossoms - Mrs rita