...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; 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: A Twisting, Twisting, everybody's feeling great. D E7 A Twisting, Twisting, they're Twisting the night a-way. 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; 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: 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, 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: 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: --------------- A F#m D E7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02220 244222 xx0232 020100 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)