[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!
Vox - 3rd on let, double in middle? Am/C play x3x555 - try to play second note of double on snare with fingers below strings Thumb and chord, then am below soundhole
[Intro] BPM 160 N.C. One, two three, four ... | E7 | % | % | % |
[Verse 1] - Well she was [E7] just seventeen and you [A7] know what I [E7] mean And the [E7] way she looked was way beyond compare [B7] So [E] how could I [E7/G#] dance with [A] another oh [Am/C], When I [E7] saw her [B7] standing there [E7]
[Verse 2] - Well [E7] she looked at me and [A7] I, I could [E7] see That [E7] before too long I'd fall in love with [B7] her [E] She [E7/G#] wouldn't [A] dance with [Am/C] another, ooh When I [E] saw her [B7] standing there [E7]
[Bridge] - Well my [A] heart went boom When I [A]crossed that room And I [A] held her hand in mine [B7][A7]
[Verse 3] - Well we [E7] danced through the night and we [A7] eld each other [E7] tight And [E7] before too long I fell in love with [B7] her Now [E] I'll [E7/G#] never [A7] dance with [Am/C] another, oh Oh, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing there [E7]
[Bridge] Well my [A] heart went boom When I [A]crossed that room And I [A] held her hand in mine [B7][A7]
[Verse 4] - Well we [E7] danced through the night and we [A7] eld each other [E7] tight And [E7] before too long I fell in love with [B7] her Now [E] I'll [E7/G#] never [A7] dance with [Am/C] another, oh Oh, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing [E7] there [Outro] Oh, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing [E7] there Yeah, well, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing there [x x A7 x (A7 A7) x x E7 E7 E7 E9 ........ E7]