Sweet – Peppermint Twist (Guitar)

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Peppermint Twist:The Sweet. #1 in Australia in 1974 on RCA Records. (Cover of the Joey Dee And The Starlighters hit.. #8 in 1962.) INTRO: (E)...B// A// (E)...B// A// E #1.
E
Well, gonna do a dance and it goes like this..
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
        A
And the name of the dance is the Peppermint Twist.

 E
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

      B            A                    E
Oh, I like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) CHORUS:
E
Round and round, up and down..

A                E
Round and round, up and down..

B                        A
Around and around, and a up and down and a

E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three jump.
(INTERLUDE:) E E7 A E B A E #2.
E
Well, meet me, baby, on a 45th Street..
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
   A
To dance to the Peppermint Twist is neat.

 E
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

         B           A                    E
Ya gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) #3.
E
It's alright, all night..it's alright..
(alright, alright, alright.)
      A                   E
It's okay..all day..it's okay..
(okay, okay, okay.)
          B           A                    E
You wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) #4.
E
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)

          A                           E
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)

         B           A                    E
Ya wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah) #5. (SPOKEN:)
E
Come on everybody, lend a hand..ah, you're looking good.
I'm gonna sing my song and it won't take long.. we're gonna do the Twist and it goes like this. CHORUS:
E
Round and round, up and down..

A                E
Round and round, up and down..

B                        A
Around and around, and a up and down and a

E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three, go!..
(INTERLUDE:) E E7
A               E              B     A     E
Ooooo, bop-bop..oooo, bop-bop..oooo, oooo, oooo,

bop-bop.
#5.
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) #6.
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) #7.
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) OUTRO:
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) (Fade.) A sixties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.