Chords for Carmelita - Counting Crows (cover)
Tempo:
94.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A] [B]
[E]
Well I hear mariachi static on the radio And the tubes they glow in [B] the dark
And I'm there with her in [Em] Ensenada And [B] I'm here in [E] Echo Park
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter [C#m] I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
[F#m]
[E] And I'm all sung out [B] on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town
Well I'm sitting here playing solitaire With my pearl [B] handle deck
The county won't give me no more methadone And they cut off your welfare [E] check
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down
[B] [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town
[B] [B]
[E]
[A] [B] [A]
[E] [A] [B] [E]
[G#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[E] Well I pawned my Smith Corona And I went to meet my [B] man
He hangs out down on [E] Alvarado Street By [B] that Pioneer chicken [E] stand
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
[F#m] [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the [G#m] outskirts [E] of town
[A] Carmelita, hold me [E] tighter I think [A] I'm sinking down
[Em] And [E] I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town
[E]
Well I hear mariachi static on the radio And the tubes they glow in [B] the dark
And I'm there with her in [Em] Ensenada And [B] I'm here in [E] Echo Park
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter [C#m] I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
[F#m]
[E] And I'm all sung out [B] on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town
Well I'm sitting here playing solitaire With my pearl [B] handle deck
The county won't give me no more methadone And they cut off your welfare [E] check
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down
[B] [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town
[B] [B]
[E]
[A] [B] [A]
[E] [A] [B] [E]
[G#m] [E]
[B] [E]
[E] Well I pawned my Smith Corona And I went to meet my [B] man
He hangs out down on [E] Alvarado Street By [B] that Pioneer chicken [E] stand
[A] Carmelita, hold me tighter I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
[F#m] [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the [G#m] outskirts [E] of town
[A] Carmelita, hold me [E] tighter I think [A] I'm sinking down
[Em] And [E] I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town
Key:
E
B
A
Em
F#m
E
B
A
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I hear mariachi static on the radio And the tubes they glow in [B] the dark
And I'm there with her in [Em] Ensenada And [B] I'm here in [E] Echo Park _ _ _
[A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter _ [C#m] I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
[F#m] _
[E] And I'm all sung out [B] on heroin On the _ outskirts [E] of town _
_ _ Well I'm sitting here playing solitaire With my pearl [B] handle deck
The _ county won't give me no more methadone And they cut off your welfare [E] check
_ _ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down
_ [B] [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Well I pawned my Smith Corona And _ I went to meet my [B] man
He _ hangs out down on [E] Alvarado Street By [B] that Pioneer chicken [E] stand
_ _ [A] Carmelita, hold me tighter I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
_ [F#m] _ [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the _ [G#m] outskirts [E] of town
[A] _ _ Carmelita, hold me _ _ _ [E] tighter I think [A] I'm sinking down
[Em] And [E] I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the _ outskirts [E] of town _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I hear mariachi static on the radio And the tubes they glow in [B] the dark
And I'm there with her in [Em] Ensenada And [B] I'm here in [E] Echo Park _ _ _
[A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter _ [C#m] I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
[F#m] _
[E] And I'm all sung out [B] on heroin On the _ outskirts [E] of town _
_ _ Well I'm sitting here playing solitaire With my pearl [B] handle deck
The _ county won't give me no more methadone And they cut off your welfare [E] check
_ _ [A] Carmelita, _ hold me tighter _ [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down
_ [B] [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the outskirts [E] of town _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Well I pawned my Smith Corona And _ I went to meet my [B] man
He _ hangs out down on [E] Alvarado Street By [B] that Pioneer chicken [E] stand
_ _ [A] Carmelita, hold me tighter I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down
_ [F#m] _ [E] And I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the _ [G#m] outskirts [E] of town
[A] _ _ Carmelita, hold me _ _ _ [E] tighter I think [A] I'm sinking down
[Em] And [E] I'm all sung [B] out on heroin On the _ outskirts [E] of town _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _