Walk on the Wild Side
Tom: C
Intro: C-F-C-F - C-F-C-F
C F
1. Holly came from Miami, FLA,
C F
hitchhiked her way across the USA.
C Dm
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F Dm
Shaved her legs and then he was a she. She says :
C F
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
C F - C-F-C-F
said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
C F
2. Candy came from out on the island,
C F
in the backroom she was everybody's darling.
C Dm
But she never lost her head,
F Dm
even when she was giving head. She says :
C F
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
C F
said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side.
And the colored girls go
C F C - F - C - F
Do do do ... do do do ... (4x) Doo.
C F
3. Little Joe never once gave it away,
C F
everybody had to pay and pay.
C Dm
A hustle here and a hustle there,
F Dm
New York City is the place where they said :
C F
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
C F - C-F-C-F
I said, hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side.
C F
4. Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets,
C F
looking for soul food and a place to eat.
C Dm
Went to the Apollo,
F Dm
you should have seen him go, go go, they said :
C F
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side,
C F
I said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side.
C - F - C - F
All right! Ha!
C F
5. Jackie is just speeding away,
C F
thought she was James Dean for a day.
C Dm
Then I guess she had to crash,
F Dm
Valium would have helped that fast, she said :
C F
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
C F
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
And the colored girls say
C F C - F - C - F .....
Do do do ... do do do ... (6x) Doo.
Ride Into The Sun
Tom: D
D A B
Looking for another chance
G A D
Someone else to be
D A B
Looking for another place
G A D
To ride into the sun
D A B
Ride into the sun
G A D
Ride into the sun
D A B
Ride into the sun
G A D
Ride into the sun where
G A B
Everything is so pretty
G A D B
But if you're tired and you're sick of the city
G A B A
Remember that it's just a flower, made out of clay, Oh, the city
D G A B
Where everything is so dirty
G A D B
But if you're tired and you're filled with self-pity
G A B A
Remember that you're just one more person who's there
D A B
It's hard to live in the city
G A D
It's hard to live in the city, oh - oh - oh
D A B
It's hard to live in the city, oh - wow - wow
G A D
It's hard to live in the city
I Love You
Tom: D
Intro: D G A D G A D
D G Em
When I think of all the things I've done
A D
And I know that its only just begun
G A D
Those smiling faces you know I just can't forget em
G A D
But I love you
D G Em
When I think of all the things I've seen
A D E F# G (notes)
And I know that its only the beginning
G A D
You know those smiling faces I just can't forget em
G A D
But for now I love you
A G
Just for a little while
A G
Oh baby just to see you smile
A G
Just for a little while
A G G A (or A Bb C# Bb C# Bb A)
When I think of the things I've done
And I know that its only just begun
Oh oh smiling faces Jesus, you know I can't forget em
But for now I love you
Right this minute baby now I love you
At least for now I love you
D G A D D G A D
Perfect Day
Tom: Am
Intro: E Am E Am
Am D
Just a perfect day,
G C
Drink Sangria in the park,
F Dm
And then later, when it gets dark,
E
We go home.
Am D
Just a perfect day,
G C
Feed animals in the zoo
F Dm
Then later, a movie, too,
E
And then home.
A D
Oh it's such a perfect day,
C#m D D/C# D/B
I'm glad I spent it with you.
A E
Oh such a perfect day,
F#m E D
You just keep me hanging on,
F#m E D
You just keep me hanging on.
Just a perfect day,
Problems all left alone,
Weekenders on our own.
It's such fun.
Just a perfect day,
You made me forget myself.
I thought I was someone else,
Someone good.
Oh it's such a perfect day,
I'm glad I spent it with you.
Oh such a perfect day,
You just keep me hanging on,
You just keep me hanging on.
[instrumental]
F#m E D
F#m E D
C#m G D D/C# D/B A
You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m G D D/C# D/B A
You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m G D D/C# D/B A
You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m G D D/C# D/B A
You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m G D D/C# D/B A
[rall.]
C#m G D D/C# D/B A
Set the twilight reeling
Tom: A
Intro: |A A A2 A| D E | (main riff)
A A A2 A D
Take me for what I am
E A A A2 A D E
A star newly emerging
A A A2 A D
Long simmering explodes
E A A A2 A D E
inside the self is reeling
A A A2 A
In the pocket of the heart in the rushing of the blood
D E A A A2 A
D E
In the muscle of my sex in the mindful mindless love
A A A2 A D
I accept the new found man
E A A A2 A D E
And S T T R.
etc...
distorted electric guitar part:
|E |F# |G |A |
E F#
As the twilight sunburst gleams
G A
As the chromium moon it sets
E F# G
As I lose all my regrets
A E F# G A
And S T T R
E F# G
I accept the new found man
A E
And S T T R.
Pale Blue Eyes
Tom: D
D
Sometimes I feel so happy
G D
Sometimes I feel so sad
Bm7
Sometimes I feel so happy
G A D
But mostly you just make me mad
G A D
Baby, you just make me mad
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes
D
Thought of you as my mountain top
G D
Thought of you as my peak
Bm7
Thought of you as everething
G A D
I've had but couldn't keep
G A D
I've had but couldn't keep
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes
D
Skip a life completely,
G D
Stuff it in a cup
Bm7
She said money is like us in time
G A D
It lies but can't stand up
G A D
Down for you is up
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes
D
It was good what we did yesterday
G D
And I'd do it once again
Bm7
The fact that you are married
G A D
Only proves you're my best friend
G A D
But it's truly, truly a sin
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes
A D
Linger on, you pale blue eyes