...TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY... by Sam Cooke
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*from 'Twistin' the Night Away' (1962)*
Intro:
A
Verse 1:
A F#m
Let me tell ya 'bout the place, somewhere up New York way.
D E7
Where the people are so gay; Twisting the night away.
A F#m
Here they have a lot of fun; putting trouble on the run.
D
Man, you find the old and young;
E7 A
Twisting the night a-way. They're...
Chorus 1:
A
Twisting, Twisting, everybody's feeling great.
D E7 A
Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way.
Verse 2:
A F#m
Here's a man in evening clothes; how he got here I don't know.
D E7
Man, you gotta see him go; 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:
A F#m
Here's a fella in blue jeans, dancing with an older queen.
D E7
Who's dolled up in a diamond ring and Twisting the night away.
A F#m
Man, you gotta see her go; 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:
A
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
x02220 244222 xx0232 020100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/sam_cooke/twistin_the_night_away_chords_258829