Walk on the Wild Side – On the Rocks

Lou Reed

Chords provided by Moselele

[C] [F] x 4

[C] Holly came from Miami, F.L.-[F] -A.

[C] Hitch-hiked her way across the US-[F]- A

[C] Plucked her eyebrows [D] on the way

[F] Shaved her legs and then [D] he was a she

she says, [C] Hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side

[C] Hey honey, take a walk on the [F] wild side

[C] [F] x 2

[C] Candy came from out on the [F] Island

[C] In the backroom she was everybody’s [F] darlin’

[C] But she never [D] lost her head

[F] Even when she was [D] giving head

she says [C] Hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side

[C] said hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side

And the coloured girls go

[C] doo do doo do doo do do doo [F] doo do doo do doo do do doo

[C] doo do doo do doo do do doo [F] doo do doo do doo do do doooooo

[C] [F] x 2

[C] Little Joe never once gave it [F] away

[C] Everybody had to pay and [F] pay

A [C] hustle here and a [D] hustle there

[F] New York City is the [D] place where

they say,[C] Hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side

I said [C] hey Joe, take a walk on the [F] wild side

[C] [F] x 2[C] Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the [F] streets

[C] Lookin’ for soul food and a place to [F] eat

[C] Went to the [D] Apollo

[F] You should’ve seen em [D] go go go

They said [C] Hey sugar, take a walk on the [F] wild side

I said [C] hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side

All right, [C] huh [F]

[C] [F]

[C] Jackie is just speeding [F] away

[C] Thought she was James Dean for a [F] day

[C] Then I guess she [D] had to crash

[F] Valium would have helped [D] that bash

said [C] hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side

I said [C] hey honey, take a walk on the [F] wild side

And the coloured girls say

[C] doo do doo do doo do do doo [F] doo do doo do doo do do doo

[C] doo do doo do doo do do doo [F] doo do doo do doo do do doooooo

Sax solo: [C] [F] x 6