Sam Cooke – Camptown Twist (Guitar)

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As recorded by Sam Cooke (From the 1962 Album TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY) [Intro] G [Vewrse 1]
G                                            D7
Now the camptown ladies they sing this song (doo dah, doo da)

             G                                   D7         G
They say the camptown racetrack five miles long (oh, doo da day)

                                           D7
I've come down here to see the horses run (doo dah, doo da)

         G                                    D          G
And if I don't make money I'll have some fun (oh, doo da day)
[Chorus]
G
Because we're gonna twist all night

      C               G
We're gonna twist all day

G
If I don't make some money I'll have some fun

D                   G
Twistin' the night away
[Verse 2]
G                                                 D7
Now the longtailed filly and the big black horse (doo dah, doo da)

     G                                                  D7         G
They tried too take a shortcut and couldn't get across (oh, doo da day)

                                           D7
The black horse stick in a big muddy hole (doo dah, doo da)

        G                                      D7         G
And the filly wound up around a ten foot pole (oh, doo da day)
[Chorus]
G
I don't care

G
We're gonna twist all night

C               G
Gonna twist all day

G
If I don't make some money I'll have some fun

D7                  G
Twisting the night away
[Verse 3]
G                                               D7
You oughtta seem them fly on the ten mile heat (doo dah, doo da)

        G                                    D          G
They go round the racetrack and then repeat (oh, doo da day)

                                           D7
Now I win my money and the bobtailed neck (doo dah, doo da)

          G                                D          G
I'm gonna keep my money in an old shoebag (oh, doo da day)
[Out-Chorus]
G
Yes, and I will

G
Gonna twist all night

C               G
Gonna twist all day

G
Since I done won this money I'm gonna have some fun

D7                  G
Twisting the night away

G
I said we're gonna twist all night

C               G
Gonna twist all day

G
Since I done won this money I'm gonna have some fun

D                   G
Twisting the night away

G
Since I done won this money I'm gonna have some fun