VERSE 1:
[C] Holly came from Miami, F.L.-[F6]-A.
[C] Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.-[F6]-A.
[C] Plucked her eyebrows [D] on the way
[F] Shaved her leg and then [D] he was a she, she said

CHORUS:
Hey [C] Babe, take a walk on the [F6] wild side
Said [C] hey honey, take a walk on the [F6] wild side

BREAK: [C] [F6] : [x2]

VERSE 2:
[C] Candy came from out on the [F6] island
[C] In the backroom she was everybody's [F6] darling
[C] But she never [D] lost her head
[F] Even when she was [D] given head, she said

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE INTRO: And the coloured girls go...

BRIDGE:
[C] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo
[F6] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo
[C] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo
[F6] Do, do-do, do-do, do-dodoo

REPEAT BRIDGE:

BREAK: [C] [F6] : [x2]

VERSE 3:
[C] Little Joe never once gave it a-[F6]-way
[C] Everybody had to pay and [F6] pay
A [C] hustle here and a [D] hustle there
[F] New York city is no [D] place where they said

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [C] [F6] : [x2]

VERSE 4:
[C] Sugar plum fairy came and hit the [F6] streets
[C] Looking for soul food and a place to [F6] eat
[C] Went to the [D] Apollo, you should
[F] have seen him [D] go go go; they said

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [C] [F6] : [x2]

VERSE 5:
[C] Jackie is just speeding a [F6] way
[C] Thought she was James Dean for a [F6] day
Then [C] I guess she had [D] to crash
[F] Valium would have [D] helped that bash; she said

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE INTRO: And the coloured girls say...

REPEAT BRIDGE: [x3]

OUTRO: [C] [F6] : [x4]