Biography:
Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul and pop singer-songwriter recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke was also
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Other songs:
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Another Saturday Night
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Twistin' The Night Away
- Wonderful World
- You Send Me
- Aint That Good News
- Blowin In The Wind
- Chain Gang
- Cupid
- Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
- Farewell My Darling
- Good Times
- Having A Party
- Ill Come Running Back To You
- Its All Right
- Just For You
- Keep Movin On
- Little Red Rooster
- Mean Old World
- Meet Me At Marys Place
- Nothing Can Change This Love
- Only Sixteen
- Out In The Cold Again
- Rome Wasnt Built In A Day
- Sad Mood
- Send Me Your Lovin
- Shake
- She Was Only Sixteen
- Sugar Dumpling
- Summertime
- Teenage Sonata
- Tennessee Waltz
- Thats It I Quit Im Movin On
- Thats Where Its At
- The Bells Of St Marys
- The Gypsy
- Try A Little Love
- Twistin The Night Away
- Twisting The Night Away
- What A Wonderful World
- Win Your Love For Me
- Working In A Coal Mine
- You Belong To Me
- You Were Made For Me
- Your Always On My Mind
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...TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY... by Sam Cooke
-----------------------------.............
*from 'Twistin' The Night Away' (1962)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: A)
Verse 1:
G
Let me tell ya 'bout the place,
Em
Somewhere up New York ways.
C
where the people are so gay;
D7
Twisting the night away.
G
Here they have a lot of fun,
Em
Putting trouble on the run.
C
Man there ain't nothing like;
D7 G
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 1:
G
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
C
Twisting, twisting,
D7 C
They're twisting the night a-way.
Verse 2:
G
Here's a fella in blue jeans,
Em
He's dancing with an older queen.
C
Chick's dolled up in diamond ring;
D7
Twisting the night away.
G
Man you gotta see her go,
Em
Twisting to the rock'n'roll.
C
Man, there ain't nothing like;
D7 G
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 2:
G
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
C
Twisting, twisting,
D7 C
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Let's twist awhile);
Break:
G Em
Lean up, lean back,
C D7
Lean up, lean back.
G Em
Wa-tusi, Fly,
C
Now twist,
D7 G
They're twisting the night a-way.
Verse 4:
G
Here's a man in evening clothes,
Em
How he got here I don't know.
C
Man you gotta see him go;
D7
Twisting the night away.
G
He's dancing with a chick in slacks,
Em
This chick's moving up and back.
C
Man, there ain?t nothing like;
D7 G
Twisting the night a-way!.
Chorus 3:
G
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
C
Twisting, twisting,
D7 C
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Let's twist awhile);
Coda:
G Em
Lean up, lean back,
C D7
Lean up, lean back.
G Em
Wa-tusi, Fly,
C
Now twist,
D7 G
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G Em C D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 022000 x32010 xx0212
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*from 'Twistin' The Night Away' (1962)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: A)
Verse 1:
G
Let me tell ya 'bout the place,
Em
Somewhere up New York ways.
C
where the people are so gay;
D7
Twisting the night away.
G
Here they have a lot of fun,
Em
Putting trouble on the run.
C
Man there ain't nothing like;
D7 G
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 1:
G
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
C
Twisting, twisting,
D7 C
They're twisting the night a-way.
Verse 2:
G
Here's a fella in blue jeans,
Em
He's dancing with an older queen.
C
Chick's dolled up in diamond ring;
D7
Twisting the night away.
G
Man you gotta see her go,
Em
Twisting to the rock'n'roll.
C
Man, there ain't nothing like;
D7 G
Twisting the night a-way.
Chorus 2:
G
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
C
Twisting, twisting,
D7 C
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Let's twist awhile);
Break:
G Em
Lean up, lean back,
C D7
Lean up, lean back.
G Em
Wa-tusi, Fly,
C
Now twist,
D7 G
They're twisting the night a-way.
Verse 4:
G
Here's a man in evening clothes,
Em
How he got here I don't know.
C
Man you gotta see him go;
D7
Twisting the night away.
G
He's dancing with a chick in slacks,
Em
This chick's moving up and back.
C
Man, there ain?t nothing like;
D7 G
Twisting the night a-way!.
Chorus 3:
G
Twisting, twisting,
Everybody's doing great.
C
Twisting, twisting,
D7 C
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Let's twist awhile);
Coda:
G Em
Lean up, lean back,
C D7
Lean up, lean back.
G Em
Wa-tusi, Fly,
C
Now twist,
D7 G
They're twisting the night a-way.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G Em C D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 022000 x32010 xx0212
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