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

Chords used in this song: G, Am, C

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Capo V

[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                    Am
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
C                        Am
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             Am
But she never lost her head
C                 Am
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
                         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                   Am
A hustle here and a hustle there
C                Am
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           Am          C                    Am
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                Am
Then I guess she had to crash
C                 Am
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
                         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