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Walk On The Wild Side by Lou Reed - Guitar Chords
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Version 2
Version 3
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:
Bbmaj7/F - 113231
[Intro]
(Acoustic and Electric Bass Parts Arranged for Guitar)
C Bbmaj7/F C
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x4
A|-7------------7/12----------------15\----|
E|-8------------8/13-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
C F6
Holly came from Miami, FLA
C F6
Hitchhiked her way across the USA
C Dm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F Dm
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says
[Chorus]
C F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
[Verse 2]
C F6
Candy came from out on the island
C F6
In the backroom she was everybody's darling
C Dm
But she never lost her head
F Dm
Even when she was giving head
She says
[Chorus]
C F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls go
C F6
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do
Dooo...
[Verse 3]
C F6
Little Joe never once gave it away
C F6
Everybody had to pay and pay
C Dm
A hustle here and a hustle there
F Dm
New York City is the place where
They say
[Chorus]
C F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
[Verse 4]
C F6
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
C F6
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
C Dm F Dm
Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go, go go
They said
[Chorus]
C F6
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
C F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
C
All right... huh
[Verse 5]
C F6
Jackie is just speeding away
C F6
Thought she was James Dean for a day
C Dm
Then I guess she had to crash
F Dm
Valium would have helped that fast
She said
[Chorus]
C F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls go
C F6
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do
Dooo...
[Outro]
C F6
We also have 18 songs by Lou Reed
- Andys Chest
- Berlin
- Caroline Says I
- Caroline Says Ii
- Coney Island Baby
- Goodnight Ladies
- Hangin Round
- New York Telephone Conversation
- Pale Blue Eyes
- Perfect Day
- Ride Into The Sun
- Rock And Roll
- Satellite Of Love
- Sweet Jane
- The Gun
- This Magic Moment
- Vicious
- Walk On The Wild Side
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