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

VERSE 1:
Well, I [Eb open] walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips
[Eb open] I take a deep breath and put a snare on my lips
[Eb]^[Ab open] See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
[Ab]^[Eb open] But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
[Eb]^[Bb7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[Bb7]^[Eb open] There'll be imitation good [Eb] rockin' tonight

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm an an [Eb] Elvis imitator and I just can't stop
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top
[Ab] Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled
[Eb] I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This [Bb7] imitation Elvis may not be the King
[Eb] But baby I'm the next best thing

VERSE 3:
[Eb] Singing Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues
Won't you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes
Well [Ab] let me be your teddy bear, if you must
[Eb] Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch
Well [Bb7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[Bb7]^[Eb open] Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

INSTRUMENTAL:

[Eb] In my gold lah 'may cape and my sequined suit
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots
[Ab] Imitating Elvis is the only way
[Eb] I can make it through my imitation day
I [Bb7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[Bb7]^[Eb open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Well [Ab] baby, it's the [Bb7] next, best [Eb] thing