Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
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Tuning: C, E A D G B E
By: Adam.M.L.
Chords:
e|--x-----
B|--1-----
G|--0-----
D|--2-----
A|--3-----
E|--x-----
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| |----1---
| |----2---
| |----3---
| |----x---
| |----x---
-| |---1---
-| |---3---
-| |---2---
-| |---0---
-| |---x---
-| |---x---
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Double bass (g
1 + 2 + 3 +
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|8-----------
oing down)
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
8\--|1--------
+ 4 +
-------|
-------|
-------|
---1/--|
Bass guitar (g
1 + 2 + 3 +
G|------------
D|2-----------
A|------------
E|------------
oing up)
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
2/--|7--------
----|---------
----|---------
+ 4 +
-------|
---10\-|
-------|
-------|
or, a guitar e
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|2-----------
A|3-----------
E|------------
quivalent:
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
2---/7--------
3---/8--------
----|---------
+ 4 +
-------|
-------|
-------|
---10\-|
---8-\-|
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
Holly came fro
m Miami, F.L.A
.
Hitch-hiked he
r way across t
he USA
Plucked her ey
ebrows on the
way
Shaved her leg
s and then he
was a she
She says, Hey
babe
Take a walk on
the wild side
Hey honey
Take a walk on
the wild side
[Verse]
Candy came fro
m out on the I
sland
In the backroo
m she was ever
ybody's darlin
'
But she never
lost her head
Even when she
was giving hea
d
She says, Hey
babe
Take a walk on
the wild side
I Said, Hey ba
by
Take a walk on
the wild side
and the colou
red girls go
[Bridge]
Doo do doo do
doo do do doo
...
[Verse]
Little Joe nev
er once gave i
t away
Everybody had
to pay and pay
A hustle here
and a hustle t
here
New York City'
s the place wh
ere they say,
Hey babe, take
a walk on the
wild side
I said, Hey Jo
e
Take a walk on
the wild side
[Verse]
Sugar Plum Fai
ry came and hi
t the streets
Lookin' for so
ul food and a
place to eat
Went to the Ap
ollo
You should've
seen em go go
go
They said, Hey
shuga Take a
walk on the wi
ld side
I Said, Hey ba
be
Take a walk on
the wild side
|
All right, huh
| | | |
[Verse]
Jackie is just
speeding away
Thought she wa
s James Dean f
or a day
Then I guess s
he had to cras
h
Valium would h
ave helped tha
t bash
Said, Hey babe
,
Take a walk on
the wild side
I said, Hey ho
ney,
Take a walk on
the wild side
and the colou
red girls say,
[Refrain]
Doo do doo do
doo do do doo
...
(repeat: solo and fade out)