Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Please Note: Players may use the F6 chord as marked below, or, alternatively, may wish to use a
Bbmaj7/F which is a similar chord with a slightly differently voicing. The voicing for this chord is
provided below:
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[Intro]
(Acoustic and Electric Bass Parts Arranged for Guitar)
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B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-7----------
E|-8----------
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[Verse 1]
Holly came fro
m Miami, FLA
Hitchhiked her
way across th
e USA
Plucked her ey
ebrows on the
way
Shaved her leg
s and then he
was a she
She says
[Chorus]
Hey babe, take
a walk on the
wild side
Said hey honey
, take a walk
on the wild si
de
[Verse 2]
Candy came fro
m out on the i
sland
In the backroo
m she was ever
ybody's darlin
g
But she never
lost her head
Even when she
was giving hea
d
She says
[Chorus]
Hey babe, take
a walk on the
wild side
Said hey honey
, take a walk
on the wild si
de
And the colored girls go
Do do-do do-
do do-do-do-do
Do do-do
do-do do-do-do
-do
Dooo...
[Verse 3]
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
is the place w
here
They say
[Chorus]
Hey babe, take
a walk on the
wild side
Said hey honey
, take a walk
on the wild si
de
[Verse 4]
Sugar Plum Fai
ry came and hi
t the streets
Looking for so
ul food and a
place to eat
Went to the Ap
ollo, you shou
ld have seen h
im go, go go
They said
[Chorus]
Hey Sugar, tak
e a walk on th
e wild side
Said hey honey
, take a walk
on the wild si
de
All right... h
uh
[Verse 5]
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 fast
She said
[Chorus]
Hey babe, take
a walk on the
wild side
Said hey honey
, take a walk
on the wild si
de
And the colored girls go
Do do-do do-
do do-do-do-do
Do do-do
do-do do-do-do
-do
Dooo...
[Outro]