The Marvelettes

Twistin Postman(Chords)

The Marvelettes

Key: A#

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	        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. 


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'.) 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.

Written by Robert Bateman/Brian Holland/William "Mickey" Stevenson

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