Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,E keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
[Opening]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C]Holly came from Miami, F L [F]A
[C]Hitch-hiked her way across the U S [F]A
[C]Plucked her eyebrows [Dm]on the way, [F]shaved her legs and then
[Dm]he was a she
She says [C]hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side
[C]Hey honey, take a walk on the [F]wild side
[verse 2]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C]Candy came from out on the [F]Island
[C]In the backroom she was everybody’s [F]darlin’
[C]But she never [Dm]lost her head [F]even when she was [Dm]giving head
She says [C]hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side
I said [C]hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side, and the colored girls go
[chorus]
[C]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo [F]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo
[C]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo [F]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo
[C]doooo [F] [C] [F]
[verse 3]
[C]Little Joe never once gave it a[F]way, [C]everybody had to pay and [F]pay
A [C]hustle here and a [Dm]hustle there,
[F]New York City’s [Dm]the place where they said,
[C]Hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side
I said [C]hey Joe, take a walk on the [F]wild side
[interlude]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[verse 4]
[C]Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the [F]streets,
[C]lookin’ for soul food and a place to [F]eat
[C]Went to the [Dm]Apollo, [C]you should’ve seen ‘em [Dm]go, go, go
They said [C]hey sugar, take a walk on the [F]wild side
I said [C]hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side, all right
[verse 5]
[C]huh [F] [C] [F]
[Closing]
[C]Jackie is just speeding a[F]way
[C]Thought she was James Dean for a [F]day
[C]Then I guess she [Dm]had to crash, [F]Valium would have [Dm]helped that bash
She said [C]hey babe, take a walk on the [F]wild side
I said [C]hey honey, take a walk on the [F]wild side, and the colored girls say
[chorus]
[C]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo [F]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo
[C]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo [F]doo, do doo, do doo, do do doo
[C]doooo [F] [C] [F] [C]
How to play Walk On The Wild Side on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Walk On The Wild Side uses these transitions most often: C → F (38), F → C (38), and C → Dm (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
2. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
3. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Walk On The Wild Side chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Walk On The Wild Side.
- Walk On The Wild Side includes 96 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Walk On The Wild Side contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Walk On The Wild Side connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → Dm: 5%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → Dm: 5%