Chubby Checker, The Twist (1960)
Key: :[E] (w: Hank Ballard) (Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, 1959)
INTRO: [B] [A] [E] [E open]
VERSE 1:
Come on
[E] baby, let's do the twist
come on
[A] baby, let's do the
[E] twist
Take ya by your little
[B] hand
[A open]
And go like
[E] this
CHORUS 1:
[E] E-yeah, twist, baby, baby, twist
Ooo
[A] yeah, just like
[E] this
Come on little
[B] miss
[A open]
And do the
[E] twist
VERSE 2:
My daddy is
[E] sleepin' and mama ain't around
Yeah, daddy is just
[A] sleepin' and mama ain't a-
[E]-round
We're gonna twist n' twist n'
[B] twistin',
[A open]
'Til we tear the house
[E] down
CHORUS 2:
[E] Come on and twist, yeah baby, twist
Ooo
[A] yeah, just like
[E] this
Come on little
[B] miss
[A open]
And do the
[E] twist
INSTRUMENTAL: [12-Bar]