E
I hear mariachi static on my radio
B7
And the tubes they light up the dark.
And I'm with her in Encinada
E
Stuck in Echo Park,
[Chorus]
A
Carmelita, hold me tighter
E A
I think I'm sinkin down.
E B7
And I'm all strung-out on heroin
E
on the outskirts of town.
[Verse 2]
E
Well I'm sittin' here playin' solitare
B7
With my pearl handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
E
And they cut off your welfare check.
[Chorus]
A
Carmelita, hold me tighter
E A
I think I'm sinkin down.
E B7
And I'm all strung-out on heroin
E
on the outskirts of town.
[Interlude]
A E A E B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
Well I pawned my Smith Corona
B7
and I went down to meet my man.
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
E
by the Pioneer Chicken stand.
[Chorus]
A
Carmelita, hold me tighter
E A
I think I'm sinkin down.
E B7
And I'm all strung-out on heroin
E
on the outskirts of town.
[Chorus]
A
Carmelita, hold me tighter
E A
I think I'm sinkin down.
E B7
And I'm all strung-out on heroin
E
on the outskirts of town.
[Outro]
E B7 E
I'm all strung out on heroin on the outskirts of town
