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[Intro 1] [D][Bm][A][D][Bm][D] [Verse 1] Carmelita was [D]a street angel but she [Bm]kept her halo [D]hid Never learned to read or write so well, she [A]was just a farmer's kid [D]She took communion at the age of twelve, [Bm]she wore a cross of wood [Em]She heard the clanging of the mission bell And [A]she vowed that she'd be good [Verse 2] But the [D]world goes round and it's [Bm]hard enough to stand your ground There's always [G]someone tryin' to keep you [A]down in a [D]border town [Bm] [Verse 3] [D] Mamacita said you can't go down, stay [Bm]away from the white man's world [D]She drew the line at the edge of town for [A]her little, dark-haired girl girl [D]But Carmelita she had other plans and her [Bm]life had just begun [Em]She ran away with a black-eyed man man and he [A]left her with a black-eyed son son [Verse 4] But the [D]world goes round and it's [Bm]hard enough to stand your ground There's always [G]someone tryin' to keep you [A]down in a [D]bor[Bm]der town [Interlude 1] [D][Bm][D] [Verse 5] Carmelita, now she's [D]settlin' down, [Bm]she's not so free and [D]wild She rides a bus, all the way across town to [A]love somebody else's child [D]Shows up each morning, right on time and [Bm]at six o'clock, she's gone [Em]She keeps her distance and she toes the line 'Cause [A]she knows where it's been drawn [Verse 6] But the [D]world goes round and it's [Bm]hard enough to stand your ground There's always [G]someone tryin' to keep you [A]down in a [D]bor[Bm]der town [Outro 1] [Bm][D][Bm][D][Bm] [D][Bm][D]
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