Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
[Intro]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[Verse 1]
[C] Holly came from Miami, F.L. [F] A.
[C] Hitch-hiked her way across the US [F] A
[C] Plucked her eyebrows [Dm] on the way
[F] Shaved her legs and then [Dm] he was a she
She says, [C] Hey babe, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
[C] Hey Holly, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
(C F C F C)
[Verse 2]
[C] Candy came from out on the [F] Island
[C] In the backroom she was everybody's [F] darlin'
[C] But she never [Dm] lost her head
[F] Even when she was [Dm] giving head
[C] She says, Hey babe, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
I Said, [C] Hey Candy, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
|[Bridge]
|Where the coloured girls say,
|[C] doo de doo doo, doo de doo
|(F) doo de doo doo, doo de doo
|(C) doo de doo doo, doo de doo
|(F) doo de doo doo, doo de doo (C) doo
(C F C F C)
[Verse 3]
[C] Little Joe never once gave it a [F] way
[C] Everybody had to pay and [F] pay
[C] A hustle here and a [Dm] hustle there
[F] New York City's [Dm] the place where they say,
[C] Hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side
I said, [C] Hey Joe, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
(C F C F C)
[Verse 4]
[C] Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the [F] streets
[C] Lookin' for soul food and a place to [F] eat
[C] Went to the [Dm] Apollo
[F] You should've seen em [Dm] go go go
They said, [C] Hey sugar, take a walk on the [F] wild side
I said, [C] Hey babe, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
[Bridge]
[Verse 5]
[C] Jackie is just speeding a [F] way
[C] Thought she was James Dean for a [F] day
[C] Then I guess she [Dm] had to crash
[F] Valium would have [Dm] helped that bash
Said, [C] Hey babe, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
I said, [C] Hey Jackie, Take a walk on the [F] wild side
[Final Bridge - Extra 2 lines. Last Line Sung Higher]