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]

VERSE 3:
Yeah, you should [E] see my little Sis
You should [A] see my, my little [E] Sis
She really knows how to [B] rock [A open]
She knows how to [E] twist

CHORUS 3:
[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

OUTRO:
[E] Yeah, that's all right
[A] Yeah, [E] twist so nice
[B] Twist [A open]
[E] [E open] [E open]