Carmelita

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # carmelita chords warren zevon A E 2 xa E i hear mariachi static on the radio , B7 and the tubes they glow in the dark . and i’m there with her in ensenada , E when i’m here in echo park E A carmelita , hold me tighter , E A i think i’m sinking down . E B7 and i’m all strung out on heroin , E on the outskirts of town . E well i’m sitting here playing solitaire , B7 with my pearl handled deck . the county won’t give me no more methadone , E and they cut off your welfare check . E A carmelita , hold me tighter , E A i think i’m sinking down . E B7 and i’m all strung out on heroin , E on the outskirts of town . E B7 E E A E A E B7 E E well i pawned my smith corona , B7 and i went to meet my man . he hangs out down on alvarado street , E by the pioneer chicken stand . E A carmelita , hold me tighter , E A i think i’m sinking down . E B7 and i’m all strung out on heroin , E on the outskirts of town . E A carmelita , hold me tighter , E A i think i’m sinking down . E B7 and i’m all strung out on heroin , E on the outskirts of town . E A set8