LOU REED
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