Following Rita Teclado

	  C  G  Ab 
C  G  Ab 

G       C           F 
Made my exit on the turnpike 
          G                  C                 F 
I saw the stateside toll and shuffled for some change 
G                 C               F 
I paid a man that talked as if he knew me 
            G 
And I could see it in his eyes 
         C                        F 
He could tell that I was running away 

C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
C       G 
Travel light you might just 
Ab 
Find yourself there for the day 
C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
Bb        Ab 
Following Rita 
Bb        Ab 
Following Rita 

G                 C                  F 
Stopped to make a call and picked up Elvis 
G             C                       F 
Elvis James McCabe a future millionaire 
G                    C 
He wrestled with his thoughts out loud 
 F 
About two girls that he had left behind 
             G 
And said for forty five dollars 
         C             F 
He could help me on my way and get rich too 


C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
C       G 
Travel light you might just 
Ab 
Find yourself there for the day 
C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
Bb        Ab 
Following Rita 
Bb        Ab 
Following Rita 

D                    C 
There was talk about after high school 
        G 
I would get a job 
D                          C 
Gig at night and she would go to some 
          G 
Community school 
        D 
But her father changed jobs 
       C 
And we cried together 
       G                 F 
As her plane was flying away 

         G                C 
Well the phone never was enough 
               F 
For us to hold on to 
          G                  C 
Now every mile that I drive away 
           F 
Get's me closer to you, yeah 

C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
C       G 
Travel light you might just 
Ab 
Find yourself there for the day 
C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
Bb        Ab 
Following Rita 
C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
C       G 
Travel light you might just 
Ab 
Find yourself there for the day 
C            G 
What are you waiting for 
            Ab 
It's just a minute away 
Bb        Ab 
Following Rita 
Bb        Ab 
Following Rita 

Bb        Ab