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        Wild Child
        by Lou Reed
        From: 'Lou Reed' (1972)       
        DI was talking to Chuck in his GGenghis Khan suit
        and his Dwizard's hat
        He spoke of his movie and Ghow he was making
        a Dnew soundtrack
        And Cthen we spoke of Gkids on the Dcoast
        and Cdifferent types of Gorganic Dsoap
        And Cthe way suiGcides don't leave Dnotes
        Then we spoke of ALorraine
        always back to Lorraine
        DI was speaking to Phil who was Ggiven to pills
        and small Dracing cars
        He had given 'em up since his Glast crack-up
        had carried Dhim too far
        CThen we spoke of Gmovies and vDerse
        and Cthe way an Gactress held her Dpurse
        And Cthe way life at Gtimes could get Dworse
        Then we spoke of ALorraine
        always back to Lorraine
        Ah, Dshe's a wild Gchild
        and Dnobody can get Gat her
        DShe's a wild Gchild
        oh, and Dnobody can get Gto her
        BmSleeping out on the street
        GOh, living Dall Galone
        Dwithout a house or a Ghome
        and then she asked you, F#mplease
        hey baby, Acan I have some spare change
        Oh, can I break your Dheart
        She's a wild GchildD  
        she's a wild GchildD  
        DI was talking to Betty Gabout her auditions
        how they Dmade her ill
        The life of the theater is Gcertainly fraught
        with many Dspills and chills
        CBut she calmed down Gafter some Dwine
        Cwhich is what happens Gmost of the Dtime
        CThen we sat and Gboth spoke in Drhyme
        Till we spoke of ALorraine
        ah, it's always back to Lorraine
        DI was talking to Ed who'd been Greported dead
        by Dmutual friends
        He thought it was funny Gthat I had no money
        Dto spend on him
        CSo we both shared a Gpiece of sweet Dcheese
        Cand sang of our Glives and our Ddreams
        CAnd how things can come Gapart at the Dseams
        And we talked of ALorraine
        always back to Lorraine
        DShe's a wild Gchild
        oh, and Dnobody can get Gat her
        DShe's a wild Gchild
        oh, and Dnobody can get Gto her
        BmSleeping out on the street
        GOh, living Dall Galone
        Dwithout a house or a Ghome
        and then she asked you, F#mplease
        oh baby, Acan I have some spare change
        Now can I break your Dheart
        She's a wild GchildD  
        she's a wild GchildD  

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Wild Child

by Lou Reed

From: 'Lou Reed' (1972)

D G

I was talking to Chuck in his Genghis Khan suit

and his wizard's hat

He spoke of his movie and how he was making

a new soundtrack

C G D

And then we spoke of kids on the coast

C G D

and different types of organic soap

C G D

And the way suicides don't leave notes

Then we spoke of Lorraine

always back to Lorraine

D G

I was speaking to Phil who was given to pills

and small racing cars

He had given 'em up since his last crack-up

had carried him too far

C G D

Then we spoke of movies and verse

C G D

and the way an actress held her purse

C G D

And the way life at times could get worse

Then we spoke of Lorraine

always back to Lorraine

D G

Ah, she's a wild child

D G

and nobody can get at her

D G

She's a wild child

D G

oh, and nobody can get to her

Sleeping out on the street

G D G

Oh, living all alone

D G

without a house or a home

F#m

and then she asked you, please

hey baby, can I have some spare change

Oh, can I break your heart

G D

She's a wild child

G D

she's a wild child

D G

I was talking to Betty about her auditions

how they made her ill

The life of the theater is certainly fraught

with many spills and chills

C G D

But she calmed down after some wine

C G D

which is what happens most of the time

C G D

Then we sat and both spoke in rhyme

Till we spoke of Lorraine

ah, it's always back to Lorraine

D G

I was talking to Ed who'd been reported dead

by mutual friends

He thought it was funny that I had no money

to spend on him

C G D

So we both shared a piece of sweet cheese

C G D

and sang of our lives and our dreams

C G D

And how things can come apart at the seams

And we talked of Lorraine

always back to Lorraine

D G

She's a wild child

D G

oh, and nobody can get at her

D G

She's a wild child

D G

oh, and nobody can get to her

Sleeping out on the street

G D G

Oh, living all alone

D G

without a house or a home

F#m

and then she asked you, please

oh baby, can I have some spare change

Now can I break your heart

G D

She's a wild child

G D

she's a wild child

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