This is one of the songs off his devut album Warren Zevon. He is the only artist who write a touching love song involving herion. This should be pretty much right. There be another chorus repeated during the solo. I can't quite remember. But here's what I know. Tabbed by: Sapphire Strat Email: sapphirestrat1990@yahoo.com Acoustic Guitar 1 main lead guitar Acoustic Guitar 2 is rhythm Acoustic Guitar 3 is capoed 3rd fret (Part of Solo) Tuning: standard Intro Acoustic 2 [ E] (022100@1)Acoustic 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------1-2--1-2-1----------------------------------------------1-2-1----| D|--------2-------------2----1-2-1----1------------------------2-4---------4-| A|---2-4----------------------------2---2-----0-2-4-2-0----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------4--0-----------------| Acoustic 2 (Contiune rhythm) Acoustic 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---4--2--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: Acoustic 2 (Contiune Rhythm throughout) I hear mariachi static on my radio and the tubes they glow in the dark [ B7] (x21202@1) [ E] (022100@1) And I'm there with her in Ensenada and I'm here in Echo Park Chorus: [ E] (022100@1) [ A] (x02220@1) [ E] (022100@1) [ A] (x02220@1) Carmelita____ hold_ me tighter____ I think I'm sinking___ down [ E] (022100@1) [ B7] (x21202@1) [ E] (022100@1) And I'm all strung out__ on herion on the out - skirts of town Verse 2: [ E] (022100@1) Well I'm sitting here playing solitare with my pearl handled deck [ B7 ] The county won't give me no more methadone and they cut off your [ E] (022100@1) welfare check Chorus: [ E] (022100@1) [ A] (x02220@1) [ E] (022100@1) [ A] (x02220@1) Carmelita____ hold_ me tighter____ I think I'm sinking___ down [ E] (022100@1) [ B7] (x21202@1) [ E] (022100@1) And I'm all strung out__ on herion on the out - skirts of town Guitar solo Guitar 2 (Rhythm) [ E] (022100@1)Guitar 3 (capoed 3rd fret) e|---------2-3-2------------------------0-2-3---3-2-0-2---5-5-5------3-5-3---| B|-----------------3--------------3-2-3--------------------------------------| G|--------------------2-0------2---------------------------------------------| D|---0---------------------4-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [ B7] (x21202@1) Acoustic 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------2---2---2--2/4-4-5-----| G|--------------------------------------------------2---2---2----2/4-4-6-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Acoustic 3 e|-2----0-2-3-2-----2-0------------------------------------------------------| B|----3---------5-3-----3-5--2-----------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------2-4-2-0--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------4--0-4-2-0---------------------------| A|---------------------------------------7---------4-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Acoustic 1 e|-------------------9--11---11/12--11-9------9-11-9------9----------------------| B|---5/7-7-8--9/10--10--------------------12----------12-----12-10-9----9-10-9---| G|---6/8-8-9-10/11---------------------------------------------------11--------11| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [ E] (022100@1) [ A] (x02220@1) [ E] (022100@1)e|--------5/7----9--9-------7--5----9--9-----12-12-12-12---9--7--------------| B|---9----7/9---10-10-------9--7---10-10------------------------9------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [ A] (x02220@1) [ E] (022100@1) [ B7] (x21202@1)e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----10-9-10-9--------------9----9-----------4---5-4-----4-----------------| G|---------------11-9------9-------9-------4-6---6-----6-4----6--4--2--------| D|--------------------9-11---------9-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [ E] (022100@1)e|------------------------------------------0-----0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0--| B|----------------------------------------------0---5--4--2--0---------------| G|---1-2-1---1--------------------------------6-----------------2--1---------| D|---------4---4-2-1---1-----------------------------------------------4-----| A|-------------------4---4-2-4-2-0-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------4-2--0-----------------------------------| Verse 1: Acoustic 2 (Contiune Rhythm) [ E] (022100@1) Well I pawned my Smith Corona And I went to meet my man [ B7] (x21202@1) [ E] (022100@1) He hangs out down on Alvardo Street By the Pioneer Chicken Stand Chorus: [ E] (022100@1) [ A] (x02220@1) [ E] (022100@1) [ A] (x02220@1) Carmelita____ hold_ me tighter____ I think I'm sinking___ down [ E] (022100@1) [ B7] (x21202@1) [ E] (022100@1) And I'm all strung out__ on herion on the out - skirts of town Acoustic 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------12-11-9-11-12-| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-11-9-----11--9-------9-----------------------------------------------------| B|-------12-------12-10---12-10-9----12-9-10-12-10-9----9-10-9----9-----------| G|---------------------------------------------------11--------11---11-9-8----| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------11| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--8-8/9------8-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------11-----11--9--7-6-6-7-6-----6-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------9-----9--7--6-----7----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================
