E
I hear mariachi static on the radio
B7
and the tubes they glow in the dark.
And I'm there with her in Encinada
E
when I'm here in Echo Park
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A
Carmelita, hold me tighter
E A
I think I'm sinkin down.
E B7
And I'm all strung-out on heroin
E
on the out--skirts of town.
E
Well I pawned my Smith and Wesson
B7
and I went to meet my man.
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
E
by the Pioneer Chicken stand.
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E
Well I'm sittin' here playin' russian roulet
B7
with my pearl handled gun.
The county won't give me no more methadone
E
and they cut off your welfare check.
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