[Intro]
Two basses:
electric
C F6 C
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acoustic
C F6 C
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[Verse 1]
C F6
Holly came from Miami, FLA
C F6
Hitchhiked her way across the USA
C D
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F D
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 D
But she never lost her head
F D
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 D
A hustle here and a hustle there
F D
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 D F D
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 D
Then I guess she had to crash
F D
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
Dooo...
[Outro]
C F6
