Electric Twist

capo 1

G , D 2

x G
you should be wilder
D
you’re no fun at all
G
yeah , thanks for the input
D
thanks for the call
G
with dull knives and white hands
D
the blood of stone
G
cold to the touch , right
D
right down the bone

G F
but you . . give me the electric twist
C D
and it kicks , it kicks like a pony
G F
and true , you might get away with it
C D
it’s a risk , it’s a risk , yeah

[ G , D , G , D ] 2x
picked from a hot grove
packaged for sale
it drips down the sleeve gets
under your nails
a loss of the senses
a chip off a tooth
the smells of the city
they ride in your suit

G
he says “don’t think , don’t talk”
don’t think
Em
don’t think , don’t talk
don’t think
G
don’t think , don’t talk
D
but i don’t think i want to

[ G , F , C , D ] 2
x’cuz you . . give me the electric twist
and it kicks
and it kicks , like a pony
and true . . you might run away with it
it’s a risk , it’s a risk , yeah

Em
because it kicks , yeah
D
it really kicks , yeah

Em , G , D 2

x Em
and the touch of you lips
G
it’s a shock , not a kiss
D
it’s electric twist , it’s electric twist , yeah

[ G , Em , G , D ]
he says “don’t think , don’t talk”
don’t think
don’t think , don’t talk
don’t think
don’t think , don’t talk
but i don’t think i want to

[ G , F , C , D ] 2
x’cuz you give . . give me the electric twist
and it kicks
and it kicks , yeah
and true . . letcha get away with it
it’s a risk ,
it’s a risk , yeah

[ Em , G , D ]
you might get away with it
it’s a risk , yeah
but it kicks , yeah
it really kicks , yeah

G , D . . .