Walk on the Wild Side

[Intro]
A D 4x


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

She says


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


[Interlude]
A D 2x


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

She says


[Chorus]
A                
  Hey babe, take a
             D
walk on the wild side
     A              
  Said hey babe, take
               D
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                   Bm
A hustle here and a hustle there
D                Bm
New York City is the place where

They say


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


[Interlude]
A D 2x


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

They said


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


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

She said


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