Standard Tuning EADGBe Bass riff: G|-9~---9/14~---17\-| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-8~---8/13~---13\-| Bass riff for guitar: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-8~--8/13~--15\8-| Verse 1: C F Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. C F Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A. C D Plucked her eyebrows on the way F D Shaved her legs and then he was a she C F She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side C F hey honey, take a walk on the wild side Verse 2: C F Candy came from out on the Island C F In the backroom she was everybody's darlin' C D But she never lost her head F D Even when she was giving head C F She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side C F I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side And the colored girls go: C F doo do doo do doo do do doo.. C F doo do doo do doo do do doo.. Verse 3: C F Little Joe never once gave it away C F Everybody had to pay and pay C D A hustle here and a hustle there F D New York City's the place where C F They say hey babe, take a walk on the wild side C F I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side Verse 4: C F Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets C F Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat C D Went to the Apollo F D You should've seen em go go go C F They said hey shuga, take a walk on the wild side C F I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side, all right... Verse 5: C F Jackie is just speeding away C F Thought she was James Dean for a day C D Then I guess she had to crash F D Valium would have helped that bash C F She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side C F I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side And the colored girls go: C F doo do doo do doo do do doo.. C F doo do doo do doo do do doo.. C F doo do doo do doo do do doo.. C F doo do doo do doo do do doo.. (fade out)
