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Down At The Twist And Shout by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Down At The Twist And Shout
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret]
[Chorus]
C C
Saturday night and the moon is out
G G
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
D D
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
G G
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
C C - D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
G G
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
D D G G
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
[Verse 1]
D D
Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans
G G
Never have drifted down a bayou stream
D D
But I heard that music on the radio
G G
And I swore some day I was gonna go
Em Em
Down Highway 10 past Lafayette
A7 A7
To Baton Rouge and I won''''t forget
D D
To send you a card with my regrets
D G
''''Cause I''''m never gonna come back home
[Chorus]
C C
Saturday night and the moon is out
G G
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
D D
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
G G
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
C C - D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
G G
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
D D G G
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
[Verse 2]
D D
They got an alligator stew and a crawfish pie
G G
A gulf storm blowing into town tonight
D D
Living on the delta''''s quite a show
G G
They got hurricane parties every time it blows
Em Em
But here up north it''''s a cold, cold rain
A7 A7
And there ain''''t no cure for my blues today
D D
Except when the paper says Beausoleil
D G
Is a-coming into town, baby let''''s go down
[Chorus]
C C
It''''s Saturday night and the moon is out
G G
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
D D
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
G G
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
C C - D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
G G
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
D D G G
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
[Verse 3]
D D
Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too
G G
They got lots of music and lots of room
D D
When they play you a waltz from a-1910
G G
You''''re gonna feel a little bit young again
Em Em
Well you learned to dance with your rock and roll
A7 A7
You learned to swing with a do-si-do
D D
But you learn to love at the fais-do-do
D G
When you hear a little Jolie Blon
[Chorus]
C C
Saturday night and the moon is out
G G
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
D D
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
G G
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
C C - D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
G G
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
D D G G
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
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version 2
E A
D
Saturday night and the moon is out
A
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
E
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
A
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
D D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
A A
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
E A
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
E
Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans
A
Never have drifted down a bayou stream
E
But I heard that music on the radio
A
And I swore some day I was gonna go
F#m
Down Highway 10 past Lafayette
B7
To Baton Rouge and I won''''t forget
E
To send you a card with my regrets
A
''''Cause I''''m never gonna come back home
D
Saturday night and the moon is out
A
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
E
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
A
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
D D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
A A
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
E A
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
D A E A
E
They got an alligator stew and a crawfish pie
A
A gulf storm blowing into town tonight
E
Living on the delta''''s quite a show
A
They got hurricane parties every time it blows
F#m
But here up north it''''s a cold, cold rain
B7
And there ain''''t no cure for my blues today
E
Except when the paper says Beausoleil
A
Is a-coming into town, baby let''''s go down
D
Saturday night and the moon is out
A
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
E
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
A
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
D D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
A A
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
E A
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
D A E A
E
Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too
A
They got lots of music and lots of room
E
When they play you a waltz from a-1910
A
You''''re gonna feel a little bit young again
F#m
Well you learned to dance with your rock and roll
B7
You learned to swing with a do-si-do
E
But you learn to love at the fais-do-do
A
When you hear a little Jolie Blon
D
Saturday night and the moon is out
A
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout
E
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat
A
When it lifts me up I''''m gonna find my feet
D D
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
A A
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
E A
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou''''sian'''' tonight
D A E A
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