Wild Child

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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
D
and his wizard's hat
G
He spoke of his movie and how he was making
D
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
A
Then we spoke of Lorraine
always back to Lorraine
D G
I was speaking to Phil who was given to pills
D
and small racing cars
G
He had given 'em up since his last crack-up
D
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
A
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
Bm
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
A
hey baby, can I have some spare change
D
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
D
how they made her ill
G
The life of the theater is certainly fraught
D
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
A
Till we spoke of Lorraine
ah, it's always back to Lorraine
D G
I was talking to Ed who'd been reported dead
D
by mutual friends
G
He thought it was funny that I had no money
D
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
A
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
Bm
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
A
oh baby, can I have some spare change
D
Now can I break your heart
G D
She's a wild child
G D
she's a wild child

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Wild Child
        by Lou Reed
        From: 'Lou Reed' (1972)       
        always back to Lorraine
        always back to Lorraine
        ah, it's always back to Lorraine
        always back to Lorraine

Wild Child Chords by Lou Reed

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