Carmelita (2008 Remaster) Chords

Tempo:
94.05 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carmelita (2008 Remaster) chords
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[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.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Warren Zevon - (2008 Remaster) Carmelita chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, A, E, B and E of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 47 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 94. Considering the song's key of E Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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