F#m         D              Bm   E
Dear Carmen, the streets are empty tonight
    F#m                  D         F#m E
And livin’ alone is like poison in my bones
         F#m         D               E         A
Well I’m chasin’ the shadows and I’m takin’ no chances
F#m       D              E          A
Midwinter chill is still takin’ its toll
       F#m     D               E           F#m           E
And Monterey’s callin’ and the boulevard’s hummin’ in my soul.

[Refrain]
    A      D    A        F#m
Ah, Carmen, the memories play
Bm          A         D           E
Fillin’ my heart and killin’ the pain
A       D  A           F#m
Darlin’, I want you to know
  Bm          A      D             E
I love you so much I can’t let you go.


[Verse 2]
           F#m   D          Bm           E
Well, that woman sure got a good hold on me
    F#m                     D        F#m     E
And layin’ beside her’s the sweetest thing I know
        F#m            D                E           A
And her eyes are still clear and bright there in my memory
F#m       D            E          A
Love is a song singin’ sweetly to me
    F#m         D          E       F#m
And all of this sadness is fallin’ behind
                             E
And I think I just might get free.

[Refrain]
               A     D     A        F#m
Can’t you see, Carmen, the memories play
Bm         A         D           E
Fillin’ my heart and killin’ the pain
A       D  A           F#m
Darling, I want you to know
  Bm          A    D                    E
I love you so much that I can’t let you go.
                A      D    A        F#m
Don’t you know, Carmen, the memories clear
Bm          A                  D           E
Chasin’ the sadness and you’re killin’ the tears
A       D       A           F#m
Darling, now, I want you to know
  Bm          A           D             E
I love you so much that I can’t let you go.