Chords for Tossin & Turnin - Bobby Lewis (July 1961)
Tempo:
142.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I couldn't sleep at all that night.
Just thinking of you.
[G] Wasting goodnight.
Well I was [C] tossing and turning,
turning, tossing, [F] tossing and turning [C] all night.
I kicked the blanket from the door.
[F] [C] Turned my pillow upside down.
I could never [G] leave [Dm] before.
Because I [C] was tossing [F] and turning,
[C] turning [F] and tossing, [C] tossing and turning all night.
[F] Jumped out of bed, turned on the light.
[C] Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
The [F] clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
Couldn't get you off my mind.
I heard a heat wave [G] through the door.
Told the whole world, [G] tossing and turning,
[C] turning [G] and tossing and [C] turning all night.
[Eb]
[G]
[G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] Jumped out of bed, turned on the [C] light.
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
The clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
Couldn't get you off my mind.
I heard a [G] heat wave through the door.
Told the whole world, tossing [F] and turning,
[C] turning [F] and tossing and turning all night.
Jumped out of bed, turned on the light.
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for [F] a bite.
Rolled up the sheet, [C] went to the kitchen for a bite.
Told the whole world, tossing and [Am] turning,
turning and tossing and turning all night.
Just thinking of you.
[G] Wasting goodnight.
Well I was [C] tossing and turning,
turning, tossing, [F] tossing and turning [C] all night.
I kicked the blanket from the door.
[F] [C] Turned my pillow upside down.
I could never [G] leave [Dm] before.
Because I [C] was tossing [F] and turning,
[C] turning [F] and tossing, [C] tossing and turning all night.
[F] Jumped out of bed, turned on the light.
[C] Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
The [F] clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
Couldn't get you off my mind.
I heard a heat wave [G] through the door.
Told the whole world, [G] tossing and turning,
[C] turning [G] and tossing and [C] turning all night.
[Eb]
[G]
[G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] Jumped out of bed, turned on the [C] light.
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
The clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
Couldn't get you off my mind.
I heard a [G] heat wave through the door.
Told the whole world, tossing [F] and turning,
[C] turning [F] and tossing and turning all night.
Jumped out of bed, turned on the light.
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for [F] a bite.
Rolled up the sheet, [C] went to the kitchen for a bite.
Told the whole world, tossing and [Am] turning,
turning and tossing and turning all night.
Key:
C
F
G
D
Dm
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I couldn't sleep at all that night.
_ Just thinking of you. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Wasting goodnight.
_ _ Well I was [C] _ tossing and turning,
_ _ turning, _ _ _ tossing, _ [F] tossing and turning [C] all night.
I kicked the blanket from the door.
[F] _ _ [C] Turned my pillow upside down.
_ I could never [G] leave _ [Dm] before.
_ Because I [C] was _ tossing [F] and turning,
_ [C] _ turning [F] and tossing, [C] _ tossing and turning all night. _ _
[F] _ Jumped out of bed, turned on the light.
[C] Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
_ _ _ The [F] clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
_ _ _ Couldn't get you off my mind.
_ I heard a heat wave [G] through the _ door.
_ Told the whole world, _ [G] tossing and _ turning,
[C] _ turning [G] and _ tossing and [C] _ turning all night.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] Jumped out of bed, turned on the [C] light.
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
_ _ _ The clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
_ _ _ Couldn't get you off my mind.
_ I heard a [G] heat wave _ through the door.
Told the whole world, _ tossing [F] and turning, _
[C] _ turning [F] and _ tossing _ and turning all night.
_ Jumped out of bed, _ turned on the light. _ _
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen _ for [F] _ a bite.
Rolled up the sheet, [C] went to the kitchen for a bite.
Told _ the whole world, _ _ tossing and [Am] turning, _
turning _ and _ _ _ _ tossing and turning all night. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I couldn't sleep at all that night.
_ Just thinking of you. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Wasting goodnight.
_ _ Well I was [C] _ tossing and turning,
_ _ turning, _ _ _ tossing, _ [F] tossing and turning [C] all night.
I kicked the blanket from the door.
[F] _ _ [C] Turned my pillow upside down.
_ I could never [G] leave _ [Dm] before.
_ Because I [C] was _ tossing [F] and turning,
_ [C] _ turning [F] and tossing, [C] _ tossing and turning all night. _ _
[F] _ Jumped out of bed, turned on the light.
[C] Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
_ _ _ The [F] clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
_ _ _ Couldn't get you off my mind.
_ I heard a heat wave [G] through the _ door.
_ Told the whole world, _ [G] tossing and _ turning,
[C] _ turning [G] and _ tossing and [C] _ turning all night.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] Jumped out of bed, turned on the [C] light.
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen for a bite.
[F] Rolled up the sheet, turned off the light.
[D] I jumped back in, too, but it [G] was the middle of the night.
_ _ _ The clock downstairs was [C] striking four.
_ _ _ Couldn't get you off my mind.
_ I heard a [G] heat wave _ through the door.
Told the whole world, _ tossing [F] and turning, _
[C] _ turning [F] and _ tossing _ and turning all night.
_ Jumped out of bed, _ turned on the light. _ _
Pulled down the sheet, went to the kitchen _ for [F] _ a bite.
Rolled up the sheet, [C] went to the kitchen for a bite.
Told _ the whole world, _ _ tossing and [Am] turning, _
turning _ and _ _ _ _ tossing and turning all night. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _