[Intro]
G# C# 4x
[Verse]
G# C#
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
G# C#
Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A.
G# A#m
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
C# A#m
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says
[Chorus]
G# C#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
G# C#
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
[Interlude]
G# C# 2x
[Verse]
G# C#
Candy came from out on the island
G# C#
In the backroom she was everybody's darling
G# A#m
But she never lost her head
C# A#m
Even when she was giving head
She says
[Chorus]
G# C#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
G# C#
Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
G#
And the colored girls go
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
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Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G# C# G# C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
[Verse]
G# C#
Little Joe never once gave it away
G# C#
Everybody had to pay and pay
G# A#m
A hustle here and a hustle there
C# A#m
New York City is the place where
They say
[Chorus]
G# C#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
G# C#
Said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side
[Interlude]
G# C# 2x
[Verse]
G# C#
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
G# C#
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
G# A#m C# A#m
Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go, go go
They said
[Chorus]
G# C#
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
G# C#
Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
G# C# G# C#
All right... huh
[Verse]
G# C#
Jackie is just speeding away
G# C#
Thought she was James Dean for a day
G# A#m
Then I guess she had to crash
C# A#m
Valium would have helped that fast
She said
[Chorus]
G# C#
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
G# C#
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
G#
And the colored girls say
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
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Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
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Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
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Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
[Outro]
G# C# 6x
[Intro]
G# C# 4x
[Verse]
G# C#
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
G# Hitchhiked her way
C#
across the U.S.A.
G# A#m
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
C# Shaved her legs and
A#m
then he was a she
She says
[Chorus]
G# Hey babe, take a
C#
walk on the wild side
G# Said hey honey, take
C#
a walk on the wild side
[Interlude]
G# C# 2x
[Verse]
G# C#
Candy came from out on the island
G# In the backroom she
C#
was everybody's darling
G# A#m
But she never lost her head
C# A#m
Even when she was giving head
She says
[Chorus]
G# Hey babe, take a
C#
walk on the wild side
G# Said hey babe, take
C#
a walk on the wild side
G#
And the colored girls go
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G# C# G# C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
[Verse]
G# C#
Little Joe never once gave it away
G# C#
Everybody had to pay and pay
G# A#m
A hustle here and a hustle there
C# A#m
New York City is the place where
They say
[Chorus]
G# Hey babe, take a
C#
walk on the wild side
G# Said hey Joe, take
C#
a walk on the wild side
[Interlude]
G# C# 2x
[Verse]
G# Sugar Plum Fairy came
C#
and hit the streets
G# Looking for soul food
C#
and a place to eat
G# A#m C# Went to the Apollo, you should
A#m
have seen him go, go go
They said
[Chorus]
G# Hey Sugar, take a
C#
walk on the wild side
G# Said hey babe, take
C#
a walk on the wild side
G# C# G# C#
All right... huh
[Verse]
G# C#
Jackie is just speeding away
G# Thought she was
C#
James Dean for a day
G# A#m
Then I guess she had to crash
C# A#m
Valium would have helped that fast
She said
[Chorus]
G# Hey babe, take a
C#
walk on the wild side
G# Said hey honey, take
C#
a walk on the wild side
G#
And the colored girls say
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
C#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
G#
Do do-do, do-do do-do-do-do
[Outro]
G# C# 6x