Sam Cooke, Twistin' The Night Away (1962)
Key: :[G#] (w: Sam Cooke)
VERSE 1:
[G#] Let me tell you 'bout a place,
[Fm] somewhere up the New York Way
[C#] Where the people are so gay,
[D#7] twistin' the night away
[G#] Here they have a lot of fun,
[Fm] puttin' trouble on the run
[C#] Man you find the old and young,
[D#7] twistin' the night a-
[G#]-way
CHORUS:
[G#] Twistin', twistin', everybody's feelin' great
They're
[C#] twistin', twistin',
[D#7] twistin' the night a-
[G#]-way
VERSE 2:
[G#] Here's a man in evening clothes,
[Fm] how he got here, I don't know
[C#] But man, you oughta see him go,
[D#7] twistin' the night away
[G#] He's dancin' with a chick in slacks,
[Fm] she's a-movin' up and back
[C#] Oh man, there ain't nothin' like,
[D#7] twistin' the night a-
[G#]-way
REPEAT CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
[G#] Lean up, lean
[Fm] back
Lean
[C#] up, lean
[D#7] back
[G#] Watusi, now
[Fm] fly, now
[C#] twist
They're,
[D#7] twistin' the night a-
[G#]-way
VERSE 3:
[G#] Here's a fella in blue jeans,
[Fm] dancin' with an older queen
[C#] Who's dolled up in her diamond rings,
[D#7] twistin' the night away
[G#] Man, you oughta see her go,
[Fm] twistin' to the rock and roll
[C#] Here you find the young and old,
[D#7] twistin' the night
[G#] away
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT BRIDGE: 