[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!
[Intro BPM 120] (strum up chord then play xx0235) [D] [D] [C][G/B] - [D][D] [C][G/B] x 2
[Verse] [D] Something in the [D] way you [C] love me won't [G/B] let me be [D][D] [C][G/B] [D] I don't want to be your [D] prisoner so [C] baby won't you [G/B] set me free [D][D] [C][G/B] [D] Stop playing with my [D] heart, [C] Finish what you [G/B] start [D] When you make my [D] love come down [C][G/B] [D] If you want me let me [D] know [C] Baby let it [G/B] show [D] Honey don't you fool around (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#-x6444x] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me......... [Asus4] ....... [A]
[Chorus - F#/A# is C chord shape at 6th fret] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#-698676] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Instrumental] |D |C G/B |D |C G/B |[2X]
[Verse] [D] Something in your eyes is [C] makin' such a [G/B] fool of [D] me [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] When you hold me in your arms you [C] love me till I [G/B] just can't [D] see [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] But then you let me down, [C] when I look a [G/B] round, [D] [D] baby you just can't be [C] found [G/B] [D] Stop driving me away, I [C] just wanna [G/B] stay, [D] There's something I just got to say (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me........ [Asus4] ....... [A] ...
[Chorus] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Outro] [A/C#] Keep pushing me [F#/A#] , keep pushing me [Bm] , keep [A] pushing my [E/G#] love [Em7] C'mon baby, [D/F#] c'mon darling, [D/A] yeahhh [A] hhhhhhhhhhh [Asus4] hhhhhh [A] h [A/C#] lalalalalalalalal [F#/A#] alalalalalalalala [Bm] lalalalal [A] alalalal [E/G#] ala