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Walk On The Wild Side Chords

Music by: Lou Reed · 1972
Genre Rock Tone C major BPM 101 Views 17513
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[Intro 1]
[C][F][C][F]
[C][F][C][F]

[Verse 1]
[C]Holly came from Miami, F.L.[F]A.
[C]Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.[F]A.
[C]Plucked her eyebrows [D]on the way
[F]Shaved her legs and then [D]he was a she
She says, [C]"Hey babe,
take a walk on the [F]wild side"
Said, [C]"Hey honey, take a walk on the [F]wild side"
[C][F][C][F]

[Verse 2]
[C]Candy came from out on the [F]island
[C]In the backroom, she was everybody's [F]darlin'
[C]But she never [D]lost her head
[F]Even when she was [D]givin' head
She says, [C]"Hey babe,
take a walk on the [F]wild side"
[C]"Hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side"

[Bridge 1]
And the colored girls [C]go
Do-do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do,
[C]do[F][C][F]

[Verse 3]
[C]Little Joe never once gave it a[F]way
[C]Everybody had to pay and [F]pay
A [C]hustle here and a [D]hustle there
[F]New York City is [D]the place where they said
[C]"Hey babe,
take a walk on the [F]wild side"
I said [C]"Hey Joe, take a walk on the [F]wild side"
[C][F][C][F]

[Verse 4]
[C]Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the [F]streets
[C]Lookin' for soul food and a place to [F]eat
[C]Went to the [D]Apollo
You [F]should have seen him [D]go, go go
They said, [C]"Hey Sugar,
take a walk on the [F]wild side"
I said [C]"Hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side"
[C]Alright, [F]huh[C][F]

[Verse 5]
[C]Jackie is just speedin' a[F]way
[C]Thought she was James Dean for a [F]day
[C]Then I guess she [D]had to crash
[F]Valium would have [D]helped that bash
She said, [C]"Hey babe,
take a walk on the [F]wild side"
I Said, [C]"Hey honey, take a walk on the [F]wild side"

[Bridge 2]
And the colored girls say
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[C]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
[F]Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do,

[Outro 1]
[C](do) [F][Repeat and[C] fad[F]e]
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