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

VERSE 1:
Well, I [Db open] walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips
[Db open] I take a deep breath and put a snare on my lips
[Db]^[Gb open] See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
[Gb]^[Db open] But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
[Db]^[Ab7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[Ab7]^[Db open] There'll be imitation good [Db] rockin' tonight

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm an an [Db] Elvis imitator and I just can't stop
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top
[Gb] Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled
[Db] I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This [Ab7] imitation Elvis may not be the King
[Db] But baby I'm the next best thing

VERSE 3:
[Db] Singing Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues
Won't you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes
Well [Gb] let me be your teddy bear, if you must
[Db] Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch
Well [Ab7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[Ab7]^[Db open] Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

INSTRUMENTAL:

[Db] In my gold lah 'may cape and my sequined suit
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots
[Gb] Imitating Elvis is the only way
[Db] I can make it through my imitation day
I [Ab7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[Ab7]^[Db open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Well [Gb] baby, it's the [Ab7] next, best [Db] thing