Carmelita — Warren Zevon
Chords and lyrics for Carmelita by Warren Zevon (key of A).
Verse 1
Carmelita chords *
Warren Zevon 1972
A E 2x
[A]
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
[E][A]Carmelita, 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.
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.
[E][A]Carmelita, 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.
[E] [B7] [E] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
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.
[E][A]Carmelita, 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.
[E][A]Carmelita, 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.
[E] [A]
* Alternate:
A = G
E = D
B7 = A7
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