The Twist chords

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The Twist

              B7     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 ↑ )

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Song Details:

The Twist was written by rock and roll artist, Hank Ballard, and originally released in 1958 by Hank and his band, the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter".

Recorded by Chubby Checker: 1960

Released: June 1960 reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became the only song at that time to reach number 1 in two separate chart runs when it resurfaced and topped the charts again for two weeks starting January 13, 1962.

Album: Twist with Chubby Checker

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