Carmelita Warren Zevon Intro E E
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I hear Mariachi static on my radio  D---2-----
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And the tubes they glow in the dark   E---------
 
And I'm there with her in Ensenada 
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And I'm here in Echo Park
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Carmelita hold me tighter
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I think I'm sinking down 
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And I'm all strung out on heroin
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On the outskirts of town
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Well, I'm sittin' here playing solitaire
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With my pearl-handled deck 
 
The county won't give me no more methadone 
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And they cut off your welfare check
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Carmelita hold me tighter 
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I think I'm sinking down 
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And I'm all strung out on heroin 
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On the outskirts of town
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Well, I pawned my Smith Corona 
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And I went to meet my man
 
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street 
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By the Pioneer chicken stand
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Carmelita hold me tighter 
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I think I'm sinking down 
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And I'm all strung out on heroin 
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On the outskirts of town 
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Carmelita hold me tighter 
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I think I'm sinking down 
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And I'm all strung out on heroin
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On the outskirts of town