Chubby Checker, The Twist (1960)
^{Key: :[C] (w: Hank Ballard) (Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, 1959)}

INTRO: [G] [F] [C] [C open]

VERSE 1:
Come on [C] baby, let's do the twist
come on [F] baby, let's do the [C] twist
Take ya by your little [G] hand [F open]
And go like [C] this

CHORUS 1:
[C] E-yeah, twist, baby, baby, twist
Ooo [F] yeah, just like [C] this
Come on little [G] miss [F open]
And do the [C] twist

VERSE 2:
My daddy is [C] sleepin' and mama ain't around
Yeah, daddy is just [F] sleepin' and mama ain't a-[C]-round
We're gonna twist n' twist n' [G] twistin', [F open]
'Til we tear the house [C] down

CHORUS 2:
[C] Come on and twist, yeah baby, twist
Ooo [F] yeah, just like [C] this
Come on little [G] miss [F open]
And do the [C] twist

INSTRUMENTAL: [12-Bar]

VERSE 3:
Yeah, you should [C] see my little Sis
You should [F] see my, my little [C] Sis
She really knows how to [G] rock [F open]
She knows how to [C] twist

CHORUS 3:
[C] Come on and twist, yeah baby, twist
Ooo [F] yeah, just like [C] this
Come on little [G] miss [F open]
And do the [C] twist

OUTRO:
[C] Yeah, that's all right
[F] Yeah, [C] twist so nice
[G] Twist [F open]
[C] [C open] [C open]