[Intro Riff - No drums - BPM 150] [Am][C][Em][G] x 2 (drums in) [Am][C][Em][G] x 2
[Verse - Drums quiet] [Am]Honey if the [C]truth hurts, [Em]Don't look, it [G]might go a [Am]way [C][Em][G] [Am]It's easy to pre [C]tend, That [Em]life is a [G]rosey bou [Am]quet [C][Em][G] [Am]I don't need a [C]platter, I'll [Em]take it [G]straight from the [Am]shelf [C][Em][G] [Am]Give it to me [C]raw, I'll [Em]take it home, [G]cook it my [Am]self [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Full drums] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G]
[Verse] [Am] Can't afford to [C] lose touch, [Em]can't afford to [G]lose con [Am] trol [C][Em][G] The [Am]doors are open [C]wide, And the [Em]wind blows a [G]bitter [Am]cold [C][Em][G] [Am]Man holds a mys[C] tery, [Em]Someone else [G]holds the [Am] key [C][Em][G] [Am]It's a shame, [C]they're the same, The [Em]answer doesn't [G]have to be [Am][C][Em][G]
[Chorus] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a storm
[Break - IGNORE WITH TELEFONICS] [Am][C][Em][G] x 4 [Am][C][D][D] x 4
[Verse - No drums] [NC] Fire in [NC] your eyes, in [NC] your head, Fire [NC] in your (extra bar) (drums back in) [Am] touch [C] hhh [Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G] but I [Am]can't shout fire [C] , 'Cause I [Em] love you [G] too mu [Am] ch [C][Em][G] The [Am]race is [C]on, The [Em]message is [G]in your [Am] soul [C][Em][G] As a [Am]thousand [C]thoughts, a [Em]second, [G]Now ex [Am] plode [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a
[Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on......... [C][D][D]
[Telefonics change this to Am C Em G]
[Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. He's brewing up a [Am] storm
[Verse 1] Well I [D7] heard about the fellow you've been [G7] dancin' with ..all [D7] over the neighbourhood [G7] So [D7] why didn't you ask me [Bm] baby? Or [E7] Didn't you think I could? [A7] (Drums in) Well I [D7] know that the boogaloo is [G7] outta sight and the [D7] shingaling the thing to [G7] night .. Would it [D7] happen to me and you [Bm] baby? I wanna [E7] show you how to do it right... [A7] [A7] Do it right. Uh huh. Do it right. Do it right, do it right, do it right, do it right ! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
[Chorus] [D] Twist it! [G7] Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [D] baby! [A7] [G] Here we go loop de loop [D] Shake it out baby [G] Here we go loop de la [A7] Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
[Horn bit - Dxxx Dxxx DxGxg GgGxx - Chords are just D and G repeatedly] Come [D] on ....[G] come on baby [D] .... [G] Yeah come on [D] .... [G] Come on [D] baby ... [G] Do the [D] twist [G] Do the [D] quack [G] Do the [D] swim [G] (Ha! Ha! Ha!) And do the [D] bird [G] Do the [D] duck [G] Do the [D] monkey [G] Wa [D] tusi [G] What about the [D] fuge [G] Do the [D] mashed potato [G] What about the [D] boogaloo [G] The Phoney Moroney [D][G] Come [D] on ! [G] Let's do the [D] twist [G] [A] Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!