Carmelita Warren Zevon Key: E Time: Intro: [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] Verse: I hear [E]mariachi static on the radio, and the tubes they glow in the [B7]dark. And I’m there with her in Ensenada, when I’m here in Echo [E]Park Chorus: [E]Carme[A]lita, hold me tighter, I [E]think I’m sinking [A]down. And I’m [E]all strung out on [B7]heroin, on the outskirts of [E]town. Verse: Well I’m [E]sitting here playing solitaire, with my pearl handled [B7]deck. The county won’t give me no more methadone, and they cut off your welfare [E]check. Chorus: [E]Carme[A]lita, hold me tighter, I [E]think I’m sinking [A]down. And I’m [E]all strung out on [B7]heroin, on the outskirts of [E]town. Solo: [E] [B7] [E] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E] Verse: Well I [E]pawned my Smith Corona, and I went to meet my [B7]man. He hangs out down on Alvarado Street, by the Pioneer Chicken [E]Stand. Chorus: [E]Carme[A]lita, hold me tighter, I [E]think I’m sinking [A]down. And I’m [E]all strung out on [B7]heroin, on the outskirts of [E]town. Chorus: [E]Carme[A]lita, hold me tighter, I [E]think I’m sinking [A]down. And I’m [E]all strung out on [B7]heroin, on the outskirts of [E]town. Outro: [E] [A] Copyright: 2015 Warren Zevon