Carmelita (2008 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
94.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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 hearing Echo [E] Harp.
[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.
Yeah, 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]
[F#m] [F#] [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 [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.
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 hearing Echo [E] Harp.
[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.
Yeah, 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]
[F#m] [F#] [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 [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.
Key:
E
B
A
F#m
F#
E
B
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 hearing Echo [E] Harp. _
_ [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. _
_ _ _ Yeah, 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] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [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 _ [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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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 hearing Echo [E] Harp. _
_ [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. _
_ _ _ Yeah, 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] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [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 _ [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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _