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