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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Lou Reed

 

[C] Holly came from Miami, FL-[F6]-A

[C] Hitchhiked her way across the US-[F6]-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 [F6] wild side

Said [C] hey honey, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

 

[C] Candy came from out on the [F6] island

[C] In the backroom she was everybody's [F6] darling

[C] But she never [D] lost her head,

[F] Even when she was [D] giving head

She says [C] Hey babe, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

Said [C] hey, babe, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

 

And the colored girls go

[C] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do

[C] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do

[C] Dooo [F6]

 

[C] Little Joe never once gave it [F6] away.

[C] Everybody had to pay and [F6] pay

[C] A hustle here and a [D] hustle there,

[F] New York City is [D] the place where

They say [C] Hey babe, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

Said [C] hey Joe, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

 

[C] Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the [F6] streets

[C] Looking for soul food and a place to [F6] 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 [F6] wild side

I said [C] hey babe, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

All right... huh [C][F6][C][F6]

 

[C] Jackie is just speeding [F6] away

[C] Thought she was James Dean for a [F6] day

[D] Then I guess she [D] had to crash,

[F] Valium would have [D] helped that fast

She said [C] Hey babe, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

I said [C] hey honey, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

 

And the colored girls say

[C] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do

[C] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do

[C] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do

[C] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do [F6] Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do

[C] Dooo [F6]

[C][F6][C][F6] repeat to fade

 

 

 

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