The Marvelettes - Twistin Postman Chords & Tabs

 

Twistin Postman Chords & Tabs

The Marvelettes Chords & Tabs

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Twistin Postman Chords

   
Twistin' Postman:Marvelettes.
#13 R&B and #34 on BB Hot 100
on TAMLA Records in 1961.

INTRO:
A#                     Gm
Sitting by the window..feeling sad and blue.
A#                    F
All because I haven't heard from you.

#1.
F                       A#
And then my momma said, look, look, here comes 

the postman a-Twistin' down the avenue.
           D#                       A#
He's got a letter in his hand and I know it has 

to be for you.

CHORUS:
             F                    D#
He's got the mail sack a-Twistin' round his back
             A#                F
cause he's a Twistin' postman.

#2.
         A#
A-he's a-Twistin' to the left, Twistin' to the right..

Twistin' all around and round.
      D#
If he didn't bring a letter, to make me feel better..
A#
I was gonna put you down.
F              D#               F                D#
I'm so glad he came in time, to ease this achin' heart 
                      A#               F
of mine..cause he's a Twistin' postman.

BRIDGE:
A#
Hey!!..(Twistin'..postin' and returnin'.)
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Oh, yeah..(Twistin'..postin' and returnin'.)
D#
Whoaaa..ooooh!! (Twistin'..bringin' me a letter.)
A#
Hey!!..he's a-twistin' down the street..

(make me feel better.)
    F                     D#
The mail sack, a-swingin' round his back..
           A#//
cause he's a..

(INTERLUDE:) (A#) (Twist out..Twistin' to the left..) (D#)
             A# F A# (Twistin' postman!)

(HAND-CLAPPING:) (A#) (Ah-ha! look at him go!!) (D# A#)

CHORUS:
             F                    D#
He's got the mail sack a-Twistin' round his back
             A#                F
cause he's a Twistin' postman.

#3.
         A#
A-he's a-Twistin' to the left, Twistin' to the right..

Twistin' all around and round.
      D#
If he didn't bring a letter, to make me feel better..
A#
I was gonna put you down.
F              D#               F                D#
I'm so glad he came in time, to ease this achin' heart 
                      A#               F
of mine..cause he's a Twistin' postman.

OUTRO:
A#
look, look, here comes the postman, a-Twistin' down 

the avenue.
           D#                       A#
He's got a letter in his hand and I know it has 

to be for you..(Fade.)


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.