Mrs Rita
Richard ThompsonVersion1
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Oh kind Mrs. Rita I never will tell
The way that you keep us poor girls here in hell
And I never will sneak to the News of the World
Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita
A friend to a stranger, a ma to a girl
With the chalking and cutting and stitching and such
We earn what we earn and it isnt too much
Enough to keep half a step higher than trash
Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita
So loose with the purse strings, so free with the cash
Some guardian angel take pity and sweep me away
Seems I work every hour God sends in a day
To line the pockets of Rita OConnor
To line the pockets of Rita OConnor
Oh you cant call it stealing, more helping yourself
If the odd pair of nylons should fall off the shelf
And fall into somebodys handbag lets say
Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita
It sort of makes up for the pitiful pay
Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita
God keep and preserve you, well love you always
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Readable chord sheet for Mrs Rita by Richard Thompson
[Fm]Oh kind Mrs. Rita I [Bbm]never will tell The [Fm]way that you keep us poor [Bbm]girls here in hell And I [Fm]never will sneak to the [C]News of the World Oh [C#]kind Mrs. Rita, sin[Bbm]cere Mrs. Rita A [C#]friend to a stranger, a [Eb]ma to a [Fm]girl [Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm] With the chalking and cutting and stitching and such We earn what we earn and it isnt too much Enough to keep half a step higher than trash Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita So loose with the purse strings, so free with the cash [E]Some guardian angel take pity and sw[Bm]eep me aw[Am]ay [Dm]Seems I work every hour God s[Am]ends in a da[Gm]y To [Bbm]line the pockets of Rita OConnor To [F#]line the pockets of Rita OConnor Oh you cant call it stealing, more helping yourself If the odd pair of nylons should fall off the shelf And fall into somebodys handbag lets say Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita It sort of makes up for the pitiful pay Oh kind Mrs. Rita, sincere Mrs. Rita God keep and preserve you, well love you always