Walk On The Wild Side

nik — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:20:23 +0000
By: Adam.M.L.

Chords:
        C               F             Dm
    e|--x-----|    |----x----|    |---1----|
    B|--1-----|    |----1----|    |---3----|
    G|--0-----|    |----2----|    |---2----|
    D|--2-----|    |----3----|    |---0----|
    A|--3-----|    |----x----|    |---x----|
    E|--x-----|    |----x----|    |---x----|


Double bass (going down)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|8-----------8\--|1-----------1/--|
Bass guitar (going up)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2-----------2/--|7-----------10\-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

or, a guitar equivalent:
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|2-----------2---/7-----------10\-|
A|3-----------3---/8-----------8-\-|
E|----------------|----------------|


[Intro]
| C | F | C | F |
| C | F | C | F |

[Verse]
C                          F
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
C                                F
Hitch-hiked her way across the USA
C                    Dm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F                        Dm
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
          C
She says, Hey babe
                   F
Take a walk on the wild side
C
Hey honey
                   F
Take a walk on the wild side

[Verse]
C                          F
Candy came from out on the Island
C                                   F
In the backroom she was everybody's darlin'
C             Dm
But she never lost her head
F                 Dm
Even when she was giving head
          C
She says, Hey babe
                    F
Take a walk on the wild side
        C
I Said, Hey baby
                    F
Take a walk on the wild side and the coloured girls go

[Bridge]
C                        F
Doo do doo do doo do do doo ...

[Verse]
C                              F
Little Joe never once gave it away
C                        F
Everybody had to pay and pay
  C                 Dm
A hustle here and a hustle there
F               Dm
New York City's the place where they say,
C                            F
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
        C
I said, Hey Joe
        F
Take a walk on the wild side

[Verse]
C                                 F
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
C                                    F
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
C           Dm
Went to the Apollo
    F                 Dm
You should've seen em go go go
           C                            F
They said, Hey shuga Take a walk on the wild side
        C
I Said, Hey babe
                   F
Take a walk on the wild side
          | C | F | C | F |
All right, huh

[Verse]
C                        F
Jackie is just speeding away
C                                F
Thought she was James Dean for a day
C                Dm
Then I guess she had to crash
F                 Dm
Valium would have helped that bash
      C
Said, Hey babe,
                   F
Take a walk on the wild side
        C
I said, Hey honey,
                   F
Take a walk on the wild side and the coloured girls say,

[Refrain]
C                        F
Doo do doo do doo do do doo ...

(repeat: solo and fade out)
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Walk On The Wild Side
