...TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY... by Sam Cooke
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*from 'Twistin' The Night Away' (1962)*
Intro:
A F#m, D E7
Verse 1:
A
Let me tell ya 'bout the place,
F#m
Somewhere up New York ways.
D
Where the people are so gay;
E7
Twisting the night away.
A
Here they have a lot of fun,
F#m
Putting trouble on the run.
D
Man there ain't nothing like;
E7 A
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 1:
A
Twisting, Twisting, everybody's doing great.
D E7 A
Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way.
Verse 2:
A
Here's a fella in blue jeans,
F#m
He's dancing with an older queen.
D
Chick's dolled up in diamond ring;
E7
Twisting the night away.
A
Man, you gotta see her go,
F#m
Twisting to the rock'n'roll.
D
Man, there ain't nothing like;
E7 A
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 2:
A
Twisting, Twisting, everybody's doing great.
D E7 A
Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way.
(Let's Twist awhile);
Break:
A F#m D E7
Lean up, lean back, lean up, lean back.
A F#m D E7 A
Wa-tusi, Fly, now Twist, they're Twisting the night a-way.
Verse 4:
A
Here's a man in evening clothes,
F#m
How he got here I don't know.
D
Man, you gotta see him go;
E7
Twisting the night away.
A
He's dancing with a chick in slacks,
F#m
This chick's moving up and back.
D
Man, there ain't nothing like;
E7 A
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 3:
A
Twisting, Twisting, everybody's doing great.
D E7 A
Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way.
(Let's Twist awhile);
Coda:
A F#m D E7
Lean up, lean back, lean up, lean back.
A F#m D E7 A
Wa-tusi, Fly, now Twist, they're Twisting the night a-way
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A F#m D E7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 244222 xx0232 020100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)