Intro:  C F x4

C                                       F
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A.
C                                                   F
Hitch-hiked her way across the USA
C                                                Dm          F                                 Dm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way. 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

Candy came from out on the Island
In the backroom she was everybody's darlin'
But she never lost her head, Even when she was giving head

She says, Hey babe,   Take a walk on the wild side
I Said, Hey baby,   Take a walk on the wild side and the coloured girls go

C                        F
Doo do doo do doo do do doo ...

Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there, New York City's the place where they say,

Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, Hey Joe,   Take a walk on the wild side

Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo You should've seen em go go go

They said, Hey shuga Take a walk on the wild side
I Said, Hey babe,   Take a walk on the wild side

 C    F      C  F  
All right, huh

Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash,  Valium would have helped that bash

Said, Hey babe,   Take a walk on the wild side
I said, Hey honey,   Take a walk on the wild side and the coloured girls say,

Doo do doo do doo do do doo ...

Sax solo.. etc