Shake a tail
feather
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G
C F
1. Well, I heard about the fellow you've been dancin'
with
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all
over the neighbourhood.
C Am
So why didn't you ask me baby ?
D7 G
Didn't you think I could ?
C F
2. Well, I know that the boogaloo is outta sight,
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but
to shake a leisure thing tonight.
C Am
Would it happen to me and you baby ?
D G
I wanna
show you how to do it right !
G
G
Do it right, uh huh ! Do it right ! Do it right !
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Do it right,
A...........h !
C F C -
G
Twist it ! Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake
it, baby !
F - C
Here we go loop de loo ! Shake it out, baby !
F
Here we go loop de la !
G G7
Bend over, let me see you
shake your tailfeather !
G G7
Bend over, let me see you
shake your tailfeather !
G G7
Come on, let me see you shake
your tailfeather !
G
G7
G - G7
Come on, let me see you shake
your tailfeather ! A……….h !
+ repeat CHORUS
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+ Come on ! Come on, baby !
C - F C
F
Come on !
Yeah, come on, baby
! Alright !
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Do the twist
! Do the quack !
C F C
- F
Do the swim
! (Ha! Ha! Ha !) And do the bird !
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- F
Do the duck
! Ah, do the monkey !
C - F C - F
Hey, hey, Watusi ! What about the food ?
C -
F C - F
Do the mashed potato ! What about the boogaloo ?
C - F
C - F
The Phoney Moroney ! Come on !
Let's do the twist !
G - G7
A...........h
!
C F
C - G
+ Twist it ! Shake it,
shake it, shake it, shake it, baby !
C F
C - G
Twist it !
Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby !
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Ray Charles
& The Blues Brothers)