Walk On The Wild Side Acoustic chords by Lou Reed

Standard Tuning EADGBe

Bass riff:

G|-9~---9/14~---17\-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-8~---8/13~---13\-|


Bass riff for guitar:

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-8~--8/13~--15\8-|

Verse 1:

C             F
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
C                F
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
C          D
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F            D
Shaved her legs and then he was a she

C                   F
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C               F
hey honey, take a walk on the wild side


Verse 2:

C               F
Candy came from out on the Island
C                   F
In the backroom she was everybody's darlin'
C        D
But she never lost her head
F          D
Even when she was giving head

C                   F
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C                  F
I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side


And the colored girls go:
C            F
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C            F
doo do doo do doo do do doo..


Verse 3:

C               F
Little Joe never once gave it away
C             F
Everybody had to pay and pay
C           D
A hustle here and a hustle there
F           D
New York City's the place where

C                   F
They say hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C                 F
I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side


Verse 4:

C                 F
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
C                   F
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
C        D
Went to the Apollo
F           D
You should've seen em go go go

C                   F
They said hey shuga, take a walk on the wild side
C                  F
I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side, all right...


Verse 5:

C            F
Jackie is just speeding away
C                 F
Thought she was James Dean for a day
C         D
Then I guess she had to crash
F          D
Valium would have helped that bash

C                   F
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C                  F
I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side


And the colored girls go:
C            F
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C            F
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C            F
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C            F
doo do doo do doo do do doo..