Twistin Postman

	  		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.