E
1. I hear mariachi static on the radio,
B7
and the tubes they glow in the dark.
B7
And I'm there with her in Ensenada,
E
when I'm here in Echo Park.
A E A
Carmelita, hold me tighter, I think I'm sinking down,
E B7 E
and I'm all strung out on heroin on the outskirts of town.
E
2. Well, I'm sitting here playing solitaire,
B7
with my pearl handled deck.
B7
The county won't give me no more methadone,
E
and they cut off your welfare check.
+ CHORUS + instrumental = verse 2 & CHORUS
E
3. Well, I pawned my Smith Corona,
B7
and I went to meet my man.
B7
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street,
E
by the Pioneer Chicken Stand.
+ CHORUS (2x) + E - B7 - E (2x)