Tuning: D G C F A D

Song: Walk on the wild side Artist: Lou Reed Composer: Lou Reed Album: Transformer Tabbed by DJ 23rd Aug 2016 The song is simple enough played in C, but a C to F6 isn't as effective on guitar as Lou's D to G6. so here's how he played it on the record... DROPPED TUNING: D-G-C-F-A-D To play along with the original recording, you need to tune down all the strings a full tone. (Use a chromatic tuner to make this easier) The chords will then sound in the recorded key of C Copy and paste this link to hear the original track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG6fayQBm9w Here's a link to a video where Lou plays it in D, (a tone higher than the original record) which he did in most live performances, so no detuning is needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKOQapYcyhE Chord shapes are named as if still in standard tuning: D = xx0232 G6 = 320030 Em = 022000 G = 320033 Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ======================================================== [Intro]

||: ^D/ / / / | ^G6/ / / / :||[x4] [Verse 1] ^DHolly came from Miami, F. L. ^G6A. ^DHitch-hiked her way across the U. S. ^G6A. ^DPlucked her eyebrows ^Emon the way, ^GShaved her legs, and then ^Emhe was a she

[Chorus]

She says, '^DHey, babe, Take a walk on the ^G6wild side, Said, '^DHey, honey, take a walk on the ^G6wild side!'

[Verse 2]

||: ^D/ / / / | ^G6/ / / / :||[x2] ^DCandy came ...from out on the ^G6Island, ^DIn the backroom she was everybody's ^G6darling, ^DBut she never ^Emlost her head, ^GEven when she was ^Emgiving head

[Chorus]

She says, 'H^Dey, babe, Take a walk on the w^G6ild side, Said, '^DHey, babe, take a walk on the w^G6ild side!'

[Verse 3]

^G6 And the coloured girls go... '^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo!'

('^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo, ^Ddoo---!') ^G6

[Verse 4] D G6 | / / / / | / / / / |

^DLittle Joe never once gave it a - ^G6way, ^DEverybody had to pay and ^G6pay, A ^Dhustle here, and a ^Emhustle there, ^GNew York City's ^Emthe place where ...they said...

[Chorus]

'^DHey, babe, take a walk on the ^G6wild side!', I said, '^DHey, Joe, take a walk on the ^G6wild side!'

[Verse 5]

||: ^D/ / / / | ^G6/ / / / :||[x2] ^DSugar Plum Fairy came and hit the ^G6streets, ^DLooking for soul food, and a place to ^G6eat ^DWent to the ...^EmApollo, You ^Gshould have seen him ^Emgo -go -go, they said...

[Chorus]

'^DHey, sugar, take a walk on the ^G6wild side! I said, '^DHey, babe, Take a walk on the ^G6wild side!' Alright!

[Verse 6]

||: /^D / / / | ^G6/ / / / :||[x2] ^DJackie is just ...speeding a - ^G6way, ^DThought she was James Dean for a ^G6day, ^DThen, I guess, she ^Emhad to crash, ^GValium would have ^Emhelped that bash!

[Chorus]

I said..., '^DHey, babe, Take a walk on the ^G6wild side!' I said, '^DHey, honey, take a walk on the ^G6wild side!'

[Verse 7]

^G6 And the coloured girls say... '^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo!'

('^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo!

^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^DDoo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! ^G6Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo, ^Ddoo---!') ^G6

[Coda]

||: /^D / / / | ^G6/ / / / :||[Repeat -end on D]

Lou Reed - Walk on the wild side