Shake a tail feather    (video)    (midi)

 

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1. Well, I heard about the fellow you've been dancin' with

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    all over the neighbourhood.

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    So why didn't you ask me baby ?

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    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 ?

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    I wanna show you how to do it right !

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    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 !

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Here we go loop de loo !         Shake it out, baby !

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    Here we go loop de la !

G                                G7

    Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather !

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    Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather !         

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    Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather !

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    Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather !  A……….h !

 

+  repeat CHORUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                C     - F                   C         - F

+  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 !

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    Do the swim ! (Ha! Ha! Ha !) And do the bird !

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    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 !

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    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)