Wild West End
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[Intro: ]4 x D D Em7 G
D Em7 G
Stepping out to Angellucci's, for my coffee beans
D Em7 G
Checking out the movies, and the magazines
D Em7 G
Waitress she watches me crossing from the Barocco Bar
D Em7 G
I get a pickup, for my steel guitar
D (stop) Em7 G
I saw you walking out, Shaftesbury Avenue
D Em7 G
Excuse me talking, I wanna marry you
D Em7 G
This is the seventh heaven street, don't you seem so proud
D Em7 G
You're just another angel, in the crowd
Chorus:
D Em7 G
And I'm walking in the wild west end
D Em7 G
Walking in the wild west end
D Em7 G Am G F D C D
Walking with your wild best friend
D Em7 G
Now my conductress on the number nineteen, she was a honey (she was a honey)
D Em7 G
Pink toe-nails and hands all, dirty with money
D Em7 G
Greasy, greasy, greasy hair, easy smile
D Em7 G
Made me feel, nineteen, for a while
D Em7 G
And I went down, to Chinatown
D Em7 G
In the backroom it's a man's world, All the money go down
D Em7 G
Duck inside the doorway, duck to eat
D Em7 G
Just aint no way, you and me, we can't beat
Chorus
D Em7 G
Now the gogo dancing girl, yes I saw her
D Em7 G
The deejay he say, "Here's Mandy for ya"
D Em7 G
I feel alright to have seen her, do that stuff
D Em7 G
She's dancing high I move on by, for close-ups can get rough
Chorus When you're walking...
Outro: 3 x Am G F D C D
How to play Wild West End
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.