Walk On The Wild Side Chords
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Because it has the correct Dminor chord compared to other tabs using the D MAJOR chord - which is correct, we are diatonic in the key of C Major.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
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[Intro]
C F C F C F C F
[Verse 1]
C F
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
C F
Hitch-hiked her way across the USA
C Dm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F Dm
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
[Chorus]
C F
She says hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
[Bridge]
C F C F
[Verse 2]
C F
Candy came from out on the island
C F
In the backroom she was everybody's darlin'
C Dm
But she never lost her head
F Dm
Even when she was giving head
[Chorus]
C F
She says hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F
Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C
And the coloured girls go
F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
C F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
[Bridge]
(*background singers only*)
C F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
C F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
C F C F
[Verse 3]
C F
Little Joe never once gave it away
C F
Everybody had to pay and pay
C Dm
A hustle here and a hustle there
F Dm
New York City is the place where
[Chorus]
C F
They said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F
I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side
[Bridge]
C F C F
[Verse 4]
C F
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
C F
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
C Dm
Went to the Apollo
F Dm
You should've seen em go go go
[Chorus]
C F
They said hey sugar, take a walk on the wild side
C F
I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
[Bridge]
C F
All right........... huh
C F
[Verse 5]
C F
Jackie is just speeding away
C F
Thought she was James Dean for a day
C Dm
Then I guess she had to crash
F Dm
Valium would have helped that bash
[Chorus]
C F
Said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C F
I said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
C
And the coloured girls go
F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
C F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
[Outro]
(*background singers only*)
C F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
C F
doo do doo do doo do do do doo do doo do doo do do do
C F C F
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Walk On The Wild Side – Lou Reed
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3 comments

I Think it's not D nor Dm but Dsus2.
And I prefer FM7 instead of F.
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no, it's not dm
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