E7 I hear mariachi static on my radio B7 And the tubes, they glow in the dark And Iʼm there with you in Ensenada E7 And Iʼm here in echo park A Carmelita, hold me tighter E7 A I think Iʼm sinking down E7 B7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin E7 On the outskirts of town E7 Well I pawned my Smith and Wesson B7 And I went to meet my man He hangs out down on ElDorado Street E7 At the county chicken stand A Carmelita, hold me tighter E7 A I think Iʼm sinking down E7 B7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin E7 On the outskirts of town E7 Well Iʼm sitting here playing Russian Roulette B7 With my pearl handled gun The county wonʼt give me any more Methadone E7 And they cut off your welfare check A Carmelita, hold me tighter E7 A I think Iʼm sinking down E7 B7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin E7 On the outskirts of town A Carmelita, hold me tighter E7 A I think Iʼm sinking down E7 B7 And Iʼm all strung out on heroin E7 On the outskirts of town
