A Walk On The Wild Side Chords by Lou Reed

Tempo:
105.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

D

Dm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Walk On The Wild Side chords
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[F]
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] Holly came from Miami, [F] FLA [C] Hitchhiked away across [F] USA
[C] Plucked her [D] eyebrows on the way [F]
Shaved her legs [D] and then he was a she
[C] She says, hey babe, take a walk [F] on the wild side
[C] Said hey honey, take a [F] walk on the wild side
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] Candy came from [F] out on the [Dm] island In [C] the back room she [F] was everybody's darling
[C] But she never [D] lost her [F] head Even when [D] she was giving head
[C] She says, hey babe, take a walk on the [Dm] wild side
Said hey babe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side
And the [C] colored girls go doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo [F] doo doo
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] Little Joe never once [F] gave it away [C] Everybody had to [D] pay and pay
[C] I hustle [D] here and I hustle [F] there, New York [D] City is the place [C] where they said,
Hey babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, Hey Joe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[F] [C] Sugar Pump Fairy came and [F] hit the streets, [C] looking for soul food and a [F] place to eat.
[C] Went to [D] the [F] Apollo, should have [D] seen him go, go, [C] go.
They said, Hey Sugar, take a [E] walk on the [Dm] wild side.
[C] I said, Hey babe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
[C] Alright.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] Jackie is just [F] eating away, [C] thought she was Jim Dean [F] for a day.
[C] Then I [D] guess she had to [F] crash and Valon [D] would have held that [C] passion.
She said, Hey babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, Hey honey, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
And the colored girls [C] say, doo-do-do-doo, [Dm] doo-do-do-doo, doo-do-do-doo, doo [C]-do-do-doo, doo-do [Dm]-do-do-doo.
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] The
[Gm] End.
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[C]
[D] [C] [A]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Dm
2311
E
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
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To learn Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, C and F. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] Holly came from Miami, [F] FLA _ _ _ [C] Hitchhiked away across [F] USA
_ _ _ [C] Plucked her [D] eyebrows on the way [F]
Shaved her legs [D] and then he was a she
[C] She says, hey babe, take a walk [F] on the wild side
[C] Said hey honey, take a [F] walk on the wild side
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] Candy came from [F] out on the [Dm] island In [C] the back room she [F] was everybody's darling
_ [C] But she never [D] lost her [F] head Even when [D] she was giving head
[C] She says, hey babe, take a walk on the [Dm] wild side
Said hey babe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side
And the [C] colored girls go doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo _ _ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo _ _
Doo [F] doo doo
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] Little Joe never once [F] gave it away _ [C] Everybody _ had to [D] pay and pay
_ [C] I hustle [D] here and I hustle [F] there, New York [D] City is the place [C] where they said,
Hey babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, Hey Joe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] Sugar Pump Fairy came and [F] hit the streets, _ _ [C] looking for soul food and a [F] place to eat.
_ _ [C] Went to [D] the [F] Apollo, should have [D] seen him go, go, [C] go.
They said, Hey Sugar, take a [E] walk on the [Dm] wild side.
[C] I said, Hey babe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
[C] Alright. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] Jackie is just [F] eating away, _ _ [C] thought she was Jim Dean [F] for a day.
_ _ [C] Then I [D] guess she had to [F] crash and Valon [D] would have held that [C] passion.
She said, Hey babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, Hey honey, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
And the colored girls [C] say, doo-do-do-doo, [Dm] doo-do-do-doo, doo-do-do-doo, doo [C]-do-do-doo, doo-do [Dm]-do-do-doo.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] The _
_ [Gm] _ _ End.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _

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