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

Chords used in this song: F, Gm, A#

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Capo VII

[Intro]
F  A#  4x

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

She says

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

[Interlude]
F  A#  2x

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

She says

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

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

They say

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

[Interlude]
F  A#  2x

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

They said

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

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

She said

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

[Outro]
F  A#  6x