| C | % | % | % |

[Verse 1]
       C
I hear mariachi static on my radio
                               G7
And the tubes they glow in the dark
And I'm there with you in Ensenada
                     C
And I'm here in Echo Park

[Chorus]
     F
Carmelita, hold me tighter
  C                 F
I think I'm sinking down
        C                 G7
And I'm all strung out on heroin
                    C
On the outskirts of town

[Verse 2]
       C
Well I pawned my Smith and Wesson
                      G7
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
                       C
At the Pioneer Chicken stand

[Chorus]
     F
Carmelita, hold me tighter
  C                 F
I think I'm sinking down
        C                 G7
And I'm all strung out on heroin
                    C
On the outskirts of town

[Intrumental]
| F | %  | C | F |
| C | G7 | % | C |
| C |

[Verse 3]
         C
Well I'm sittin' here playing solitaire
                      G7
With my pearl handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
                              C
And they cut off your welfare check

[Chorus]
     F
Carmelita, hold me tighter
  C                 F
I think I'm sinking down
        C                 G7
And I'm all strung out on heroin
                    C
On the outskirts of town

[Outro]
     F
Carmelita, hold me tighter
  C                 F
I think I'm sinking down
        C                 G7
And I'm all strung out on heroin
                    C
On the outskirts of town.