Chords for Jackson Browne--CARMELITA--Brussels-Cirque Royal--24 june 2015
Tempo:
105.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[B] [F#m] [E]
Just [G#m] turn it down, keep it down.
[E] [G]
[C#] Sorry, it's funny, [G] I thought about Warren today because there was a [A] street called Duquesne,
[G#] Rue Duquesne Strasse.
[E] And it reminded me of [G] a song that Warren was writing with Thibault Burnett [E] about 40 years ago
about [C] a spy named [B] Duquesne.
[Em] I don't [Bm] think they ever finished the [A] song.
[N] I have [G] parts of this song in my head, [F] unfinished songs.
[E]
[Em] [E]
This is a song about a part of town that Thibault didn't want to turn into a part of town.
Part of our town, part of Los Angeles.
[B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] And I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A]
[E] And every time I hear those sirens [C#m] wail, [E] I'm gonna start a [B] heart attack.
And your big Samoan boyfriend said he's gonna break my [E] back.
[A]
Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [A] [G#m]
[A] [E]
Well, I pulled my sickle, [A] and [E] I went looking for [B] my man.
He hangs out down over on the street, and I'm a part of [A] chicken [E] stand.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the outskirts of [E] town.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[D#m] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
Well, I'm sitting here playing solitaire, in my [Em] curled-window [B] deck.
And the [F#m] caddy won't give [B] me no more [F#m] methadone, and they cut off your [D#] welfare [E] check.
[A]
Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[B]
[F#m] [B] [A] [E]
[Bm] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [B]
[D] [B] [F#]
[A] Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A]
down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
And I'm all strung out on [B] the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[N]
[G] [N]
[Em]
[E]
[B] [F#m] [E]
Just [G#m] turn it down, keep it down.
[E] [G]
[C#] Sorry, it's funny, [G] I thought about Warren today because there was a [A] street called Duquesne,
[G#] Rue Duquesne Strasse.
[E] And it reminded me of [G] a song that Warren was writing with Thibault Burnett [E] about 40 years ago
about [C] a spy named [B] Duquesne.
[Em] I don't [Bm] think they ever finished the [A] song.
[N] I have [G] parts of this song in my head, [F] unfinished songs.
[E]
[Em] [E]
This is a song about a part of town that Thibault didn't want to turn into a part of town.
Part of our town, part of Los Angeles.
[B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] And I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A]
[E] And every time I hear those sirens [C#m] wail, [E] I'm gonna start a [B] heart attack.
And your big Samoan boyfriend said he's gonna break my [E] back.
[A]
Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [A] [G#m]
[A] [E]
Well, I pulled my sickle, [A] and [E] I went looking for [B] my man.
He hangs out down over on the street, and I'm a part of [A] chicken [E] stand.
[A] Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the outskirts of [E] town.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[D#m] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
Well, I'm sitting here playing solitaire, in my [Em] curled-window [B] deck.
And the [F#m] caddy won't give [B] me no more [F#m] methadone, and they cut off your [D#] welfare [E] check.
[A]
Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[B]
[F#m] [B] [A] [E]
[Bm] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [B]
[D] [B] [F#]
[A] Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A]
down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
And I'm all strung out on [B] the highway, on the outskirts [E] of town.
[N]
[G] [N]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
G
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Just [G#m] turn it down, keep it down.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] Sorry, it's funny, [G] I thought about Warren today because _ there was a [A] street called Duquesne,
_ [G#] _ Rue Duquesne Strasse. _
[E] And it reminded me of [G] a song that Warren was writing with Thibault Burnett [E] about 40 years ago
about [C] a spy named [B] Duquesne.
_ [Em] I don't [Bm] think they ever finished the [A] song.
_ _ [N] I _ _ have [G] parts of this song in my head, [F] unfinished songs.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is a song about a part of town that Thibault didn't want to turn into a part of town.
Part of our town, part of Los Angeles. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] And I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
[E] And every time I hear those sirens [C#m] wail, [E] I'm gonna start a [B] heart attack.
_ And your big Samoan boyfriend said he's gonna break my [E] back.
_ [A] _
_ Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I pulled my sickle, [A] and [E] I went looking for [B] my man. _ _
He hangs out down over on the street, and I'm a part of [A] chicken [E] stand. _ _
[A] _ Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down. _
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the _ outskirts of [E] town.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
Well, I'm sitting here playing solitaire, in my [Em] curled-window [B] deck.
_ And the [F#m] caddy won't give [B] me no more [F#m] methadone, and they cut off your [D#] welfare [E] check.
[A] _ _
Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A]
down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ _ _ _ And I'm all strung out on [B] the highway, _ on the _ _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Just [G#m] turn it down, keep it down.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] Sorry, it's funny, [G] I thought about Warren today because _ there was a [A] street called Duquesne,
_ [G#] _ Rue Duquesne Strasse. _
[E] And it reminded me of [G] a song that Warren was writing with Thibault Burnett [E] about 40 years ago
about [C] a spy named [B] Duquesne.
_ [Em] I don't [Bm] think they ever finished the [A] song.
_ _ [N] I _ _ have [G] parts of this song in my head, [F] unfinished songs.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is a song about a part of town that Thibault didn't want to turn into a part of town.
Part of our town, part of Los Angeles. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] And I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
[E] And every time I hear those sirens [C#m] wail, [E] I'm gonna start a [B] heart attack.
_ And your big Samoan boyfriend said he's gonna break my [E] back.
_ [A] _
_ Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down.
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I pulled my sickle, [A] and [E] I went looking for [B] my man. _ _
He hangs out down over on the street, and I'm a part of [A] chicken [E] stand. _ _
[A] _ Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A] down. _
[E] And I'm all strung [B] out on the highway, on the _ outskirts of [E] town.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
Well, I'm sitting here playing solitaire, in my [Em] curled-window [B] deck.
_ And the [F#m] caddy won't give [B] me no more [F#m] methadone, and they cut off your [D#] welfare [E] check.
[A] _ _
Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, I [E] think I'm sinking [A] down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Carmelita, hold me tight in her arm, [E] I think I'm sinking [A]
down.
And [E] I'm all strung out [B] on the highway, on the _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ _ _ _ And I'm all strung out on [B] the highway, _ on the _ _ outskirts [E] of town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _