Carmelita Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
93.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
I hear mariachi static on my radio and the tubes they glow in [B] the dark and I'm there
with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Echo [E] Park.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the
outskirts [E] of town.
And I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my parole handle [B] deck.
The county won't give me no more methadone.
They cut off your welfare [E] check.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down
[E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town.
[B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
Fell upon my Smith Corona and I went to meet my [B] man.
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
by the Pioneer Chicken [E] Stand.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town.
[N]
I hear mariachi static on my radio and the tubes they glow in [B] the dark and I'm there
with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Echo [E] Park.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the
outskirts [E] of town.
And I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my parole handle [B] deck.
The county won't give me no more methadone.
They cut off your welfare [E] check.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down
[E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town.
[B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
Fell upon my Smith Corona and I went to meet my [B] man.
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
by the Pioneer Chicken [E] Stand.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town.
[N]
Key:
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A
B
E
A
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[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I hear mariachi static on my radio _ and the tubes they glow in [B] the dark _ and I'm there
with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Echo [E] Park. _
_ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] _ down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the
_ outskirts [E] of town. _ _ _ _
And I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my parole handle [B] deck.
_ _ The county won't give me no more methadone.
They cut off your welfare [E] check.
_ _ _ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down _
[E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the _ outskirts [E] of _ town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Fell upon my Smith Corona _ and I went to meet my [B] man.
_ _ He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
by the Pioneer Chicken [E] Stand. _ _
_ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down _ [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down _ [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the _ outskirts [E] of town. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I hear mariachi static on my radio _ and the tubes they glow in [B] the dark _ and I'm there
with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Echo [E] Park. _
_ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] _ down [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the
_ outskirts [E] of town. _ _ _ _
And I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my parole handle [B] deck.
_ _ The county won't give me no more methadone.
They cut off your welfare [E] check.
_ _ _ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down _
[E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the _ outskirts [E] of _ town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Fell upon my Smith Corona _ and I went to meet my [B] man.
_ _ He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
by the Pioneer Chicken [E] Stand. _ _
_ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down _ [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down _ [E] and I'm all strung out [B] on heroin on the _ outskirts [E] of town. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _