...TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY... by Sam Cooke
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*from 'Twistin' The Night Away' (1962)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: A)
Verse 1:
[G]
Let me tell ya 'bout the place,
[Em]
Somewhere up New York ways.
[C]
where the people are so gay;
[D7]
Twisting the night away.
[G]
Here they have a lot of fun,
[Em]
Putting trouble on the run.
[C]
Man there ain't nothing like;
[D7] [G]
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 1:
[G]
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
[C]
Twisting, twisting,
[D7] [C]
They're twisting the night a-way.
Verse 2:
[G]
Here's a fella in blue jeans,
[Em]
He's dancing with an older queen.
[C]
Chick's dolled up in diamond ring;
[D7]
Twisting the night away.
[G]
Man you gotta see her go,
[Em]
Twisting to the rock'n'roll.
[C]
Man, there ain't nothing like;
[D7] [G]
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 2:
[G]
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
[C]
Twisting, twisting,
[D7] [C]
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Let's twist awhile);
Break:
[G] [Em]
Lean up, lean back,
[C] [D7]
Lean up, lean back.
[G] [Em]
Wa-tusi, Fly,
[C]
Now twist,
[D7] [G]
They're twisting the night a-way.
Verse 4:
[G]
Here's a man in evening clothes,
[Em]
How he got here I don't know.
[C]
Man you gotta see him go;
[D7]
Twisting the night away.
[G]
He's dancing with a chick in slacks,
[Em]
This chick's moving up and back.
[C]
Man, there ain?t nothing like;
[D7] [G]
Twisting the night a-way!.
Chorus 3:
[G]
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
[C]
Twisting, twisting,
[D7] [C]
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Let's twist awhile);
Coda:
[G] [Em]
Lean up, lean back,
[C] [D7]
Lean up, lean back.
[G] [Em]
Wa-tusi, Fly,
[C]
Now twist,
[D7] [G]
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Repeat to Fade)
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