...TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY... by Sam Cooke -----------------------------............. *from 'Twistin' the Night Away' (1962)* Intro: A Verse 1:

^A Let me tell ya 'bout the place,^F#m somewhere up New York way. ^D Where the people are so gay; ^E7Twisting 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 Twisting the night a-^Away. They're...

Chorus 1:

^A Twisting, Twisting, everybody's feeling great. ^D Twisting, Twisting, they're ^E7Twisting the night a-^Away.

Verse 2:

^A Here's a man in evening clothes;^F#m how he got here I don't know. ^D Man, you gotta see him go; ^E7Twisting 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 Twisting the night a-^Away. They're...

Chorus 2:

^A Twisting, Twisting, everybody's feeling great. ^D Twisting, Twisting, they're ^E7Twisting the night a-^Away. Let's Twist awhile;

Break:

(Lean ^Aup, lean ^F#mback, lean ^Dup, lean ^E7back). (Wa-^Atusi, now ^F#mFly, now ^DTwist), they're ^E7Twisting the night a-^Away.

Verse 3:

^A Here's a fella in blue jeans,^F#m dancing with an older queen. ^D Who's dolled up in a diamond ring and ^E7Twisting 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 Twisting the night a-^Away. They're...

Chorus 3:

^A Twisting, Twisting, man, everybody's feeling great. They're ^DTwisting, Twisting, they're ^E7Twisting the night a-^Away. One more time...

Coda:

(Lean ^Aup, lean ^F#mback, lean ^Dup, lean ^E7back). (Wa-^Atusi, now ^F#mFly, now ^DTwist)..^E7.

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Sam Cooke - Twistin the night away