Walk On The Wild Side Chords by Lou Reed

Walk On The Wild Side chords by Lou Reed

Guitar chords with lyrics

"Walk On The Wild Side"
			      (Lou Reed)

Intro [two basses; 4X]:

		       C                 F6                C
		       v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
	 I [electric] -9-----------9slide14---------17slide9--
		      -----------------|-----------------|----
		      -----------------|-----------------|----
	II [acoustic] -8-----------8slide1-----------1slide8--

Verse 1:

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	C                        F6
	Holly ..
	C                               F6
	Hitchhiked ..
	C                    D
	Plucked ..
	F                        D
	Shaved ..
	She ..

	C                             F6
	Hey ..
	C                                   F6
	Said ..

Verse 2:

	Candy ..
	In ..
But ..
	Even ..
	She ..

	Hey ..
	Said ..
	And ..
	C                              F6   [L.R. 2X; colored girls 2X]
	Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do   Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do
	Dooo...

Verse 3:

	Little ..
	Everybody ..
	A ..
	New ..
	They ..

	Hey ..
	Said ..

Verse 4:

	Sugar ..
	Looking ..
	Went to ..
	They ..

	Hey ..
	I ..
	All ..

Verse 5:

	Jackie ..
	Thought ..
	Then ..
	Valium ..
	She ..

	Hey ..
	I ..
	And ..
	C                              F6   [L.R. 2X; colored girls 4X]
	Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do   Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do
	Dooo...

Coda:

	[sax solo over C-F6 to fade]


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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