Walk on the Wild Side. Lou Reed. Chords. GuitarPlayerBox

Chords used in this song: A#, Cm, D#

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Capo II

[Intro]
A#  D#  4x

[Verse]
A#                          D#
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
A#                                 D#
Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A.
A#                    Cm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
D#                        Cm
Shaved her legs and then he was a she

She says

[Chorus]
A#                            D#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
A#                                  D#
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side

[Interlude]
A#  D#  2x

[Verse]
A#                          D#
Candy came from out on the island
A#                                   D#
In the backroom she was everybody's darling
A#             Cm
But she never lost her head
D#                 Cm
Even when she was giving head

She says

[Chorus]
A#                            D#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
     A#                            D#
Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
                      A#
And the colored girls go
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#  D#  A#  D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do

[Verse]
A#                              D#
Little Joe never once gave it away
A#                        D#
Everybody had to pay and pay
A#                   Cm
A hustle here and a hustle there
D#                Cm
New York City is the place where

They say

[Chorus]
A#                            D#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
A#                                D#
Said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side

[Interlude]
A#  D#  2x

[Verse]
A#                                  D#
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
A#                                    D#
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
A#           Cm          D#                    Cm
Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go, go go

They said

[Chorus]
A#                             D#
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
A#                                 D#
Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
            A#   D#  A#  D#
All right... huh

[Verse]
A#                        D#
Jackie is just speeding away
A#                                D#
Thought she was James Dean for a day
A#                Cm
Then I guess she had to crash
D#                 Cm
Valium would have helped that fast

She said

[Chorus]
A#                            D#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
A#                                  D#
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
                          A#
And the colored girls say
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                   D#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
                         A#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do

[Outro]
A#  D#  6x