Intro C F x 4

C Holly came from Miami, F.L. F A.
C Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S. F A.
C Plucked her eyebrows D on the way
F Shaved her legs and then D he was a she

She says C hey babe, take a walk on the F wild side
Said C hey honey, take a walk on the F wild side

Inter C F x 2

C Candy came from out on the F Island
C In the backroom she was everybody’s F darlin’
C But she never D lost her head
F Even when she was D giving head

She says C hey babe, take a walk on the F wild side
Said C hey babe, take a walk on the F wild side

And the coloured girls go
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do

Inter C F x 2

C Little Joe never once gave it F away
C Everybody had to pay and F pay
A C hustle here and a D hustle there
F New York City is the D place where they say

C Hey babe, take a walk on the F wild side
I said C hey Joe, take a walk on the F wild side

Inter C F x 2

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 D Apollo
F You should’ve seen em D 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, C huh F C F

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

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 coloured girls say
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do
C do do do do do do do do F do do do do do do do do

Outro C F x 6 (rep. y desap.)