Chubby Checker, The Twist (1960)
^{Key: :[G] (w: Hank Ballard) (Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, 1959)}

INTRO: [D] [C] [G] [G open]

VERSE 1:
Come on [G] baby, let's do the twist
come on [C] baby, let's do the [G] twist
Take ya by your little [D] hand [C open]
And go like [G] this

CHORUS 1:
[G] E-yeah, twist, baby, baby, twist
Ooo [C] yeah, just like [G] this
Come on little [D] miss [C open]
And do the [G] twist

VERSE 2:
My daddy is [G] sleepin' and mama ain't around
Yeah, daddy is just [C] sleepin' and mama ain't a-[G]-round
We're gonna twist n' twist n' [D] twistin', [C open]
'Til we tear the house [G] down

CHORUS 2:
[G] Come on and twist, yeah baby, twist
Ooo [C] yeah, just like [G] this
Come on little [D] miss [C open]
And do the [G] twist

INSTRUMENTAL: [12-Bar]

VERSE 3:
Yeah, you should [G] see my little Sis
You should [C] see my, my little [G] Sis
She really knows how to [D] rock [C open]
She knows how to [G] twist

CHORUS 3:
[G] Come on and twist, yeah baby, twist
Ooo [C] yeah, just like [G] this
Come on little [D] miss [C open]
And do the [G] twist

OUTRO:
[G] Yeah, that's all right
[C] Yeah, [G] twist so nice
[D] Twist [C open]
[G] [G open] [G open]