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

INTRO: [A] [G] [D] [D open]

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

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

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

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

INSTRUMENTAL: [12-Bar]

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

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

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