F7 I hear mariachi static on my radio C7 And the tubes, they glow in the dark And Iʼm there with you in Ensenada F7 And Iʼm here in echo park A# Carmelita, hold me tighter F7 A# I think Iʼm sinking down F7 C7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin F7 On the outskirts of town F7 Well I pawned my Smith and Wesson C7 And I went to meet my man He hangs out down on ElDorado Street F7 At the county chicken stand A# Carmelita, hold me tighter F7 A# I think Iʼm sinking down F7 C7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin F7 On the outskirts of town F7 Well Iʼm sitting here playing Russian Roulette C7 With my pearl handled gun The county wonʼt give me any more Methadone F7 And they cut off your welfare check A# Carmelita, hold me tighter F7 A# I think Iʼm sinking down F7 C7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin F7 On the outskirts of town A# Carmelita, hold me tighter F7 A# I think Iʼm sinking down F7 C7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin F7 On the outskirts of town