Carmelita Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
93.75 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 [B] in the dark .
and I'm there with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Meadow [E] Park .
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] and I'm all strung [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town .
and I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my pearl 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 [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town .
[B] .
[E] .
[A] .
[E] [A] .
[E] [B] .
[E] .
Well I pawned 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.
and [E] 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 .
I hear mariachi static on my radio and the tubes they glow [B] in the dark .
and I'm there with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Meadow [E] Park .
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] and I'm all strung [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town .
and I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my pearl 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 [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town .
[B] .
[E] .
[A] .
[E] [A] .
[E] [B] .
[E] .
Well I pawned 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.
and [E] 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 .
Key:
E
A
B
E
A
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A
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I hear mariachi static on my radio and the tubes they glow [B] in the dark _ .
and I'm there with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Meadow [E] Park _ .
_ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] _ down.
[E] and I'm all strung [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town _ .
and _ _ I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my pearl 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 [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Well I pawned 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.
and [E] 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 _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I hear mariachi static on my radio and the tubes they glow [B] in the dark _ .
and I'm there with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Meadow [E] Park _ .
_ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter, _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] _ down.
[E] and I'm all strung [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town _ .
and _ _ I'm sitting here playing solitaire with my pearl 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 [B] out on heroin on the outskirts [E] of town _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Well I pawned 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.
and [E] 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 _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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