The Twist chords
by Chubby CheckerSong Key: E Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 158 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Chords: E, A, B7
Easy Guitar Song: Ideal for beginners
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The Twist
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyB7 A E E E Intro: 4/4 | | | | 1&2 &3&4& | E 1. Come on, ba-by, (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) Let's do the twist (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) A Come on, ba-by, (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) E Let's do the twist (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) B7 A Take me by my lit-tle hand (Ooh.. Bop...) E And go like this... (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) Yea-eah... E CH: Twist, (Round and round and round and round) Ba-by, ba-by twist (Round and round...) A Ooh-ooh-ooh yeah-eh-eh, (Round and round...) E Just like this (Round and round...) B7 A Come on, lit-tle miss (Ooh.. Bop...) E And do the twist (Round and round...) E 2. My dad-dy is sleep-in' (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) And ma-ma ain't a-round (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) A Yeah, dad-dy's just sleep-in' (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) E And ma-ma ain't a-round (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) B7 A We're gon-na twis-ty, twis-ty, twis-ty (Ooh.. Bop...) E Till we tear the house down (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) E CH: Come on and twist, (Round and round and round and round) Yeah, ba-by twist (Round and round...) A Ooh-ooh-ooh yeah-eh-eh, (Round and round...) E Just like this (Round and round...) B7 A Come on, lit-tle miss (Ooh.. Bop...) E And do the twist, (Round and round...) Yea-eah... E Interlude: (Round and round and round and round) E | (Sax) | % | A (Round and round and round and round) E B7 A | (Sax) | | (Ooh) | (Ooh) | E (Round and round and round and round) E 3. Yeah, you should see (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) My lit-tle sis (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) A You should see my, (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) E My lit-tle sis (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) B7 A She real-ly knows how to rock (Ooh.. Bop...) E She knows how to twist (Ooh.. Bop... Bop) E CH: Come on and twist, (Round and round and round and round) Yeah, ba-by twist (Round and round...) A Ooh-ooh-ooh yeah-eh-eh, (Round and round...) E Just like this (Round and round...) B7 A Come on, lit-tle miss ( Ooh.. Bop... ) E And do the twist (Round and round...) E Yeah, (Round and round and round and round) That's all rock (Round and round...) A Yea-eah-eah, (Round and round...) E Twist on now, (Round and round...) B7 A Twist ( Ooh.. Bop... ) E E (Round and round and round ↑ )
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Hank Ballard
- Original Release Date: 1958 by Hank and his band, the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter"
- Lyrics Begin: Come on, baby, Let's do the twist
- Performing Artist: Chubby Checker
- Single:
Recorded: 1960
Released: June 1960
B-side: Toot - Genre: Pop, Rock and Roll
- Album: Twist with Chubby Checker
Released: October 1960