Walk On The Wild Side

Bbmaj7/F - 113231

[Intro]

(Acoustic and Electric Bass Parts Arranged for Guitar)

   C           Bbmaj7/F              C
E|-----------------------------------------|    
B|-----------------------------------------|    
G|-----------------------------------------|    
D|-----------------------------------------| x4 
A|-7------------7/12----------------15\----|    
E|-8------------8/13-----------------------|    


[Verse 1]

C                        F6
Holly came from Miami, FA
C                               F6
Hitchhiked her way across the USA
C                    Dm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F                        Dm
Shaved her legs and then he was a she

She says


[Chorus]

C                             F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C                                   F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side


[Verse 2]

C                        F6
Candy came from out on the island
C                               F6
In the backroom she was everybody's darling
C                    Dm
But she never lost her head
F                        Dm
Even when she was giving head

She says


[Chorus]

C                             F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C                                   F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side

And the colored girls go
C                              F6
Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do   Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do

Dooo...


[Verse 3]

C                        F6
Little Joe never once gave it away
C                               F6
Everybody had to pay and pay
C                    Dm
A hustle here and a hustle there
F                        Dm
New York City is the place where

They say


[Chorus]

C                             F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C                                   F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side


[Verse 4]

C                                  F6
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
C                                   F6
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
C              Dm    F                       Dm
Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go, go go

They said


[Chorus]

C                             F6
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
C                                   F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
              C
All right... huh


[Verse 5]

C                        F6
Jackie is just speeding away
C                               F6
Thought she was James Dean for a day
C                    Dm
Then I guess she had to crash
F                        Dm
Valium would have helped that fast

She said


[Chorus]

C                             F6
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
C                                   F6
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side

And the colored girls go
C                              F6
Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do   Do do-do   do-do do-do-do-do