Twistin The Night Away Chords

...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)