Walk On the Wild Side Chords by Lou Reed

Tempo:
103.35 bpm
Chords used:

C

Dm

F

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Walk On the Wild Side chords
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[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] Holly came from Miami, [F] FLA Hitchhiked [C] away across [F] USA
[C] Plucked her [D] eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a [C] she
She says, hey babe, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side
[C] Said, hey honey, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] And he came from [F] out on the island [C] In the back room she was [F] everybody's darling
[C] But she [D] never lost her [F] head Even [D] when she was given [C] hair
She says, hey babe, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side
[C] Said, hey babe, take [Dm] a walk on the wild side
And [C] the colored girls go doo-doo-doo, doo-doo [Dm]-doo, doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo [C]-doo, doo-doo-doo, [Dm] doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo [C]-doo, [Dm] doo-doo-doo, [C] doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, [Dm] doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, [C] doo-doo-doo
[F] Little [C] [F]
[C] Joe never once [F] gave it away [C] Everybody [G] had to pay and pay
A [C] hustle here [D] and a hustle [F] there New York [D] City is the place where [C] they said
Hey babe, take a [F] walk on the wild side
[C] Said, hey Joe, take a walk [Dm] on the wild side
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] Sugar Fun Fairy came [F] and hit the streets
[C] Looking for soul food and a [F] place to eat
[C] Went to [Ab] the Apollo, [F] should have [D] seen him go, go, go
[C] They said, hey sugar, [Dm] take a walk on the wild side
[C] I said, hey babe, [Dm] take a walk on the wild side [C] All right
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
Huh
Jackie is just [F] speeding away
Thought [C]
she was Jim Dean [F] for a day
Then [C]
I guess [D] she had the [F] crash
Valium [D] would have helped that patch
[C] They said, hey babe, take a walk [Dm] on the wild side
[C] I said, hey honey, [Dm] take a walk on the wild side
And the colored [C] girls say doo-doo-doo, doo-doo [Dm]-doo, doo [G]-doo [C]-doo
doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, [Dm] doo-doo-doo
doo-doo [C]-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
[Dm] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[F] [Ab] [C]
[F] [Fm] [Bb] [C]
[F] [C]
[Fm] [C] [F]
[C]
[Bb] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side chords, practice the chord sequence F, C, Dm and C. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 51 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 103 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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

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