Walk On The Wild Side Acoustic chords by Lou Reed

Chords with lyrics

Bass riff:

G+G|-9~---9/14~---17\-|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|-8~---8/13~---13\-|


Bass riff for guitar:

e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-8~--8/13~--15\8-|

Verse 1:

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

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


Verse 2:

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

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

And the colored girls go:
C majorC            FF
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C majorC            FF
doo do doo do doo do do doo..


Verse 3:

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

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


Verse 4:

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

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


Verse 5:

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

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


And the colored girls go:
C majorC            FF
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C majorC            FF
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C majorC            FF
doo do doo do doo do do doo..
C majorC            FF
doo do doo do doo do do doo..

Other versions of Walk On The Wild Side Acoustic

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Walk on the wild side (Ver. 2) by Lou Reed