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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..
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025