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Twist Your Ankle

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Eminor

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[Intro / Theme]
Em7  Bm7/F#  Cmaj7/G
  Bm7/F#    Cmaj7/G    Bm7/F#     Dx2
[Verse 1]
Em7Last night, Bm7dancing slow in Cmaj7turning light
With Bm7you caught in my Cmaj7eye
Well Bm7twist your ankle, D7leave my sidD6eD7  
Em7Goodnight, I’m Bm7tossing in the Cmaj7towel again
Go Bm7laugh with all your Cmaj7friends
Oh Bm7I don’t really D7understand thD6emD7  
[Bridge]
GEverybody’s Cmaj7laughing at me
B7Just let me walk home
[Chorus] (x3)
Cmaj7Du-du-du duuh
Cmaj7Du-du-du Bm7duuh
[Chorus - instrumental]
Cmaj7  Bm7
[Verse 2]
N.C.                 Cmaj7  
Oh god, stumble over to the door
Bm7Trashed and out of Cmaj7line
Oh Bm7I don’t think the D7fault is all mine
Em7Last night, Bmdancing slow in Cmaj7turning light
I Bm7watched you walk right Cmaj7by
Well Bm7twist my ankle, D7stay by your side
[Bridge]
GEverybody’s Cmaj7laughing at me
B7I can’t make a sound
[Chorus] (x3)
Cmaj7Du-du-du duuh
Cmaj7Du-du-du Bm7duuh
[Chorus - instrumental]
Cmaj7 Bm7
[Theme]
Em7  Bm7/F#  Cmaj7/G  Bm7/F#
Cmaj7/G  Bm7/F#  D
[Verse - instrumental] (x2)
Em7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 D7
[Outro]
GEverybody’s Cmaj7laughing at me
B7I wish I’d just stayed Cmaj7home
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Twist Your Ankle

by Andy Shauf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm7/F#

Cmaj7/G

Bm7

Cmaj7

[Intro / Theme]

Em7 Bm7/F# Cmaj7/G

Bm7/F# Cmaj7/G Bm7/F# D

[Verse 1]

Em7 Bm7 Cmaj7

Last night, dancing slow in turning light

Bm7 Cmaj7

With you caught in my eye

Bm7 D7 D6 D7

Well twist your ankle, leave my side

Em7 Bm7 Cmaj7

Goodnight, I’m tossing in the towel again

Bm7 Cmaj7

Go laugh with all your friends

Bm7 D7 D6 D7

Oh I don’t really understand them

[Bridge]

G Cmaj7

Everybody’s laughing at me

Just let me walk home

[Chorus] (x3)

Cmaj7

Du-du-du duuh

Cmaj7 Bm7

Du-du-du duuh

[Chorus - instrumental]

Cmaj7 Bm7

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7

N.C.

Oh god, stumble over to the door

Bm7 Cmaj7

Trashed and out of line

Bm7 D7

Oh I don’t think the fault is all mine

Em7 Bm Cmaj7

Last night, dancing slow in turning light

Bm7 Cmaj7

I watched you walk right by

Bm7 D7

Well twist my ankle, stay by your side

[Bridge]

G Cmaj7

Everybody’s laughing at me

I can’t make a sound

[Chorus] (x3)

Cmaj7

Du-du-du duuh

Cmaj7 Bm7

Du-du-du duuh

[Chorus - instrumental]

Cmaj7 Bm7

[Theme]

Em7 Bm7/F# Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#

Cmaj7/G Bm7/F# D

[Verse - instrumental] (x2)

Em7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 D7

[Outro]

G Cmaj7

Everybody’s laughing at me

B7 Cmaj7

I wish I’d just stayed home

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