(E)
I hear Mariachi static on my radio
And the tubes they glow in the (B7)dark,
And I'm there with her in Ensenada,
And I'm here in Echo (E)Park
Carme(A)lita, 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 sittin' 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.
Carme(A)lita, 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. – Instr. verse and Chorus -
Well, I 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.
Carme(A)lita, 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.
Carme(A)lita, 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.