[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!
BPM 127 [Verse 1] [Bsus2][Bm] Hello? Is there anybody [A] in there? Just nod if you can [G] hear me [G/F#][Em] Is there [Bm] anyone at home? [Bsus2][Bm] Come on now I hear you're [A] feeling down [G] I can ease [G/F#] your pai [Em] n And get you [Bm] on your feet again [Bsus2][Bm] Relax I'll need some infor [A] mation first [G] Just the basic [G/F#] fact [Em] s Can you [Bm] show me where it hurts?
[Chorus] [D] There is no pain you are re [A] ceding [D] A distant ship smoke on the ho [A] rizon [G/B] Y [C] ou are only coming through in [G] waves [G/B] Y [C] our lips move but I can't hear what you' [G] re saying When [D] I was a child I had a [A] fever My [D] hands felt just like two bal [A] loons [G/B] No [C] w I've got that feeling once a [G] gain, I can't explain, You would [G/B] not [C] understand, This is not how I [G] a [A] I [G/B][Cadd9] have be [G] come comfortably [D] numb.
[Guitar Solo 1] D A D A C G C G [A] I [G/B][C] have be [G] come comfortably [D] numb.
[Verse 2] [Bsus2][Bm] O.K. Just a little [A] pinprick There'll be no more [G] aaaaa [Em] aaah! But you may [Bm] feel a little sick [Bsus2] Can you stand [Bm] up I do believe it's [A] working, good That'll keep you [G] going through the s [Em] ho Come [Bm] on it's time to go.
[Chorus] [D] There is no pain, you are re [A] ceding [D] A distant ship smoke on the ho [A] rizon [G/B][C] You are only coming through in [G] waves [G/B] Y [C] our lips move but I can't hear what you [G] 're saying When [D] I was a child, I caught a [A] fleeting glimpse [D] Out of the corner of my [A] eye [G/B][C] I turned to look but it was [G] gone I cannot put my fin [G/B] ger [C] on it now The child is grown, The [G] dream is gone
[Asus4] And I [A][G/B][Cadd9] have bec [G] ome comfortably n [D] umb.