[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 - Capo 3rd Fret - BPM 140] Opening keyboard part - Capo at 3 Just bass drum E-00--0------ B-55--5------ G-XX--X------ x 2 D-22--2------ A-XX--X------ E-00--0------ Drums - 3 triplets finish on 1 of 4 then play upstroke to start chords Play triplets below strings (at treble end) so easier to play upstroke Play triplets with both hands RLL RLL RLL R then upstroke to start
Em G C (G x Asus2 x - triplet feel) (x2)
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit] Some [Em] times, [G] I [C] feel, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way, From the [G-Asus2] pain you [Em] drive in- [G] to the [C] heart [G-Asus2] of me. The [Em] love [G] we [C] share, [G-Asus2] seems to, [Em] Go [G] no [C] where [G-Asus2] And I've [Em] lost [G] my [C] light, [G-Asus2] For I [Em] toss and [G] turn; I can't [C] sleep at [G-Asus2] night.
[Chorus 1] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 2] [Em] Now [G] I [C] know, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way [G-Asus2] You don't [Em] really [G] want any [C] more [G-Asus2] from me to [Em] make [G] things [C] right [G-Asus2] You need some [Em] one to [G] hold you [C] tight. [G-Asus2] And you [Em] think love [G] is to [C] pray, [G-Asus2] But I'm [Em] sorry, [G] I don't [C] pray that [G-Asus2] way.
[Chorus 2] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 3] Don't [Em] touch [G] me, [C] please, I [G-Asus2] can not [Em] stand the [G] way you [C] tease. [G-Asus2] I [Em] love you, though you [G] hurt me [C] so, [G-Asus2] Now I'm [Em] going to [G] pack my [C] things and [G-Asus2] go.