[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!
[Verse 1 - Full time] [Am7] Too many broken hearts have [F] fallen in the river [C] Too many [Em/B] lonely souls have [D] drifted out to sea [F] You lay your bets and then you [Am/E] pay the [E] price The [Dm] things we do for [C] love The th [Dm7/G] ings we do for [C] love
[Verse 2] [Am7] Communication is the [F] problem to the answer [C] You've got her [Em/B] number and your [D] hand is on the phone [F] The weather's turned and all the [Am/E] lines are [E] down The [Dm] things we do for [C] love The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love
[Bridge] Like walking [C] in the rain a [C/G] nd the snow when there's [C] Nowhere to [C/G] go when you're [Dm] Feeling like a [Dm/C] part of you is [G7/B] dying [G7] And you're [Am] looking for the [G] answer in her [F] eyes [D9/F#] You [G] think you're gonna [E7/G#] break up Then she [Am] says she wants to [Fm] make up
[Middle 8 - Half time] [F#/G#] Ooh you make me [C#/G#] love you [D#m/G#] Ooh you've got a [C#/G#] way [F#/G#] Ooh you had me [C#/G#] crawling On [G#m7] the floor (oooh oooh ...) [G#m7]
[Solo] = [Verse] Am7 | F | C Em/B | D | F Am/E E Dm | C Dm7/G | C (break)
[Bridge] Like walking [C] in the rain a [C/G] nd the snow when there's [C] Nowhere to [C/G] go when you're [Dm] Feeling like a [Dm/C] part of you is [G7/B] dying [G7] And you're [Am] looking for the [G] answer in her [F] eyes [D9/F#] You [G] think you're gonna [E7/G#] break up Then she [Am] says she wants to [Fm] make up
[Middle 8 - Half time] [F#/G#] Ooh you make me [C#/G#] love you [D#m/G#] Ooh you've got a [C#/G#] way [F#/G#] Ooh you had me [C#/G#] crawling On the [G#m7] floor --------
[Verse 3] [Am7] A compromise would surely [F] help the situation [C] Agree to [Em/B] disagree but [D] disagree before [F] When after all it's just a [Am/E] compro [E] mise Of the [Dm] things we do for [C] love (The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love)
[Outro] The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love (The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love) (repeat and fade)
