Lou Reed, Walk On The Wild Side (1972)
Key: :[D] (w: Lou Reed)
INTRO: [D] [G6] :
[x4]
VERSE 1:
[D] Holly came from Miami, F.L.-
[G6]-A.
[D] Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.-
[G6]-A.
[D] Plucked her eyebrows
[E] on the way
[G] Shaved her leg and then
[E] he was a she, she said
CHORUS:
Hey
[D] Babe, take a walk on the
[G6] wild side
Said
[D] hey honey, take a walk on the
[G6] wild side
BREAK: [D] [G6] :
[x2]
VERSE 2:
[D] Candy came from out on the
[G6] island
[D] In the backroom she was everybody's
[G6] darling
[D] But she never
[E] lost her head
[G] Even when she was
[E] given head, she said
REPEAT CHORUS:
BRIDGE INTRO: And the coloured girls go...
BRIDGE:
[D] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo
[G6] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo
[D] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo
[G6] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo
REPEAT BRIDGE:
BREAK: [D] [G6] :
[x2]
VERSE 3:
[D] Little Joe never once gave it a-
[G6]-way
[D] Everybody had to pay and
[G6] pay
A
[D] hustle here and a
[E] hustle there
[G] New York city is no
[E] place where they said
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK: [D] [G6] :
[x2]
VERSE 4:
[D] Sugar plum fairy came and hit the
[G6] streets
[D] Looking for soul food and a place to
[G6] eat
[D] Went to the
[E] Apollo, you should
[G] have seen him
[E] go go go; they said
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK: [D] [G6] :
[x2]
VERSE 5:
[D] Jackie is just speeding a
[G6] way
[D] Thought she was James Dean for a
[G6] day
Then
[D] I guess she had
[E] to crash
[G] Valium would have
[E] helped that bash; she said
REPEAT CHORUS:
BRIDGE INTRO: And the coloured girls say...
REPEAT BRIDGE: [x3]
OUTRO: [D] [G6] :
[x4] 