...TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY... by Sam Cooke
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*from 'Twistin' The Night Away' (1962)*


Intro:

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Verse 1:

A
 Let me tell ya 'bout the place,
F#m
 Somewhere up New York way.
D
 Where the people are so gay;
E7
 Twisting the night away.

A
 Here they have a lot of fun,
F#m
 Putting trouble on the run.
D
 Man, you find the old and young;
E7                    A
 Twisting the night a-way. They're...

Chorus 1:

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 Twisting, Twisting, everybody's feeling great.
D                            E7                   A
 Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way.

Verse 2:

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 Here's a man in evening clothes,
F#m
 How he got here I don't know.
D
 Man, you gotta see him go;
E7
 Twisting the night away.

A
 He's dancing with a chick in slacks,
F#m
 She's moving up and back.
D
 Oh man, there ain't nothing like;
E7                    A
 Twisting the night a-way. They're...

Chorus 2:

A
 Twisting, Twisting, everybody's feeling great.
D                            E7                   A
 Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way. Let's Twist awhile;

Break:

      A        F#m        D        E7
(Lean up, lean back, lean up, lean back).
    A         F#m      D               E7                   A
(Wa-tusi, now Fly, now Twist), they're Twisting the night a-way.

Verse 3:

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 Here's a fella in blue jeans,
F#m
 Dancing with an older queen.
D
 Who's dolled up in a diamond ring and,
E7
 Twisting the night away.

A
 Man, you gotta see her go,
F#m
 Twisting to the rock'n'roll.
D
 Here you find the young and old,
E7                    A
 Twisting the night a-way. They're...

Chorus 3:

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 Twisting, Twisting, man, everybody's feeling great.
        D                           E7                   A
They're Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way.
One more time...

Coda:

      A        F#m        D        E7
(Lean up, lean back, lean up, lean back).
    A         F#m      D        E7
(Wa-tusi, now Fly, now Twist)...

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A       F#m     D       E7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)