Walk on the Wild Side — Lou Reed
Chords and lyrics for Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed (key of F).
Verse 1
Please Note: Players may use the F6 chord as marked below, or,
alternatively, may wish to use a
Bbmaj7/F which is a similar chord with a slightly differently voicing. The
voicing for this chord is
provided below:
Intro
(Acoustic and Electric Bass Parts Arranged for Guitar)
[C] [Bbmaj7/F] [C]
Verse 1
[C]Holly came from Miami, [F6]FLA
[C]Hitchhiked her way across the [F6]USA
[C]Plucked her eyebrows [Dm]on the way
[F]Shaved her legs and then [Dm]he was a she
She says
Chorus
[C]Hey babe, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
[C]Said hey honey, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
Verse 2
[C]Candy came from out on [F6]the island
[C]In the backroom she was [F6]everybody's darling
[C]But she never lost [Dm]her head
[F]Even when she was giving [Dm]head
She says
Chorus
[C]Hey babe, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
[C]Said hey honey, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
And the colored girls go
[C]Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6]Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do
Dooo...
Verse 3
[C]Little Joe never once [F6]gave it away
[C]Everybody had to pay and pay[F6]
[C]A hustle here and a [Dm]hustle there
[F]New York City is the [Dm]place where
They say
Chorus
[C]Hey babe, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
[C]Said hey honey, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
Verse 4
[C]Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the [F6]streets
[C]Looking for soul food and a place to[F6] eat
[C]Went to the [Dm]Apollo, [F]you should have seen him [Dm]go, go go
They said
Chorus
[C]Hey Sugar, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
[C]Said hey honey, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
All right... [C]huh
Verse 5
[C]Jackie is just speeding [F6]away
[C]Thought she was James Dean for a[F6] day
[C]Then I guess she had [Dm]to crash
[F]Valium would have helped [Dm]that fast
She said
Chorus
[C]Hey babe, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
[C]Said hey honey, take a walk on the [F6]wild side
And the colored girls go
[C]Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6]Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do
Dooo...
Outro
[C] [F6]
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