Walk On The Wild Side Chords by Lou Reed

Tempo:
105.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Dm

D

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lou Reed - Take a Walk on the Wild Side chords
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[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] Holly came from Miami, [F] FLA [C] Hitchhiked away across the [F] USA
[C] Plucked her [D] eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she
[C] She says, hey babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side
[C] Said, hey honey, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side [C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] Candy came from out [Dm] on the island
[C] In the back room she was [F] everybody's darling But [C] she [D] never lost her [F] head
Even [D] when she was giving [C] head She says, hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side
[C] Said, hey babe, [Dm] take a walk on the wild side And the colored [C] girls go doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Dm]-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo- doo [C]-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Dm]-doo-doo-doo-doo [C]-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo
[Dm] -doo [C]-doo-doo- doo-doo-doo- doo-doo-doo [Dm]-doo -doo-doo-doo-doo [C]-doo
[F] Little [C]
[F] [C]
Joe never [F] once gave it away [C] Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here [D] and a hustle [F] there
New York City [D] is the place where [C] they said, hey, babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, hey, Joe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] Sugar Pump Fairy came and [F] hit the streets, [C] looking for soul food and a [F] place to eat.
[C] Went to [Am] the Apollo, [F] should have [D] seen him go, go, [C] go.
They said, hey, Sugar, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, hey, babe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
All [C] right.
[F] Huh.
[C]
[F] [C] Jackie is just [F] eating away.
[C] Thought she was Jim Dean [F] for a day.
[C] Then I [D] guess she had to [F] crash.
[D] Valium would have helped that [C] bitch.
They said, hey, babe, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, hey, honey, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side.
They said, hey, hey, Walkman and colored girls [C] say.
Do, do, do, do,
[Dm] Do, do, do,
Do, do, do,
[C] Do, do, do,
Do, [Dm] do, do,
Do.
[C]
[F] Do, do, do,
[C] [F] Do, do,
Do, [C] do, Do, do, Do, do,
[G] Do, [C]
[Dm] [C] do.
[F] [Ab] [C]
[F] [Fm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Fm] [C]
[F] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
D
1321
Fm
123111111
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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To start learning Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Dm, C, F and C in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 52 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 106. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] Holly came from Miami, [F] FLA _ _ [C] _ Hitchhiked away across the [F] USA
_ [C] Plucked her [D] eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she
[C] She says, hey babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side
[C] Said, hey honey, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Candy came from out [Dm] on the island
_ [C] In the back room she was [F] everybody's darling But [C] she [D] never lost her [F] head
Even [D] when she was giving [C] head She says, hey babe, take a walk on the [F] wild side
[C] Said, hey babe, [Dm] take a walk on the wild side And the colored [C] girls go doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Dm]-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo- doo [C]-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Dm]-doo-doo-doo-doo [C]-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo _
_ [Dm] _ _ -doo [C]-doo-doo- doo-doo-doo- doo-doo-doo [Dm]-doo _ -doo-doo-doo-doo [C]-doo _
_ [F] Little _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Joe never [F] once gave it away _ _ [C] Everybody had to pay and pay
_ A hustle here [D] and a hustle [F] there
New York City [D] is the place where [C] they said, hey, babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, hey, Joe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] Sugar Pump Fairy came and [F] hit the streets, _ _ [C] looking for soul food and a [F] place to eat.
_ _ [C] Went to [Am] the Apollo, [F] should have [D] seen him go, go, [C] go.
They said, hey, Sugar, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, hey, babe, take a [Dm] walk on the wild side.
All [C] right. _
_ [F] Huh.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] Jackie is just [F] eating away.
_ _ [C] Thought she was Jim Dean [F] for a day.
_ _ [C] Then I [D] guess she had to [F] crash.
[D] Valium would have helped that [C] bitch.
They said, hey, babe, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side.
[C] I said, hey, honey, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side.
They said, hey, hey, Walkman and colored girls [C] say.
Do, do, do, do,
[Dm] Do, do, do,
Do, do, do,
[C] Do, do, do,
Do, [Dm] do, do,
Do.
[C] _ _ _
_ [F] Do, do, do,
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Do, do,
Do, _ [C] do, Do, do, Do, do,
_ [G] Do, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] do. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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