Steve Goodman, Elvis Imitators (1981)
^{Key: :[E] (w: Steve Goodman, Mike Smith)}

VERSE 1:
Well, I [E open] walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips
[E open] I take a deep breath and put a snare on my lips
[E]^[A open] See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
[A]^[E open] But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
[E]^[B7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[B7]^[E open] There'll be imitation good [E] rockin' tonight

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm an an [E] Elvis imitator and I just can't stop
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top
[A] Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled
[E] I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This [B7] imitation Elvis may not be the King
[E] But baby I'm the next best thing

VERSE 3:
[E] Singing Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues
Won't you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes
Well [A] let me be your teddy bear, if you must
[E] Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch
Well [B7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[B7]^[E open] Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
We're gonna [E] rock, rock, imitation
We're gonna rock, rock, imitation

INSTRUMENTAL:

[E] In my gold lah 'may cape and my sequined suit
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots
[A] Imitating Elvis is the only way
[E] I can make it through my imitation day
I [B7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[B7]^[E open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died