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