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

VERSE 1:
Well, I [F open] walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips
[F open] I take a deep breath and put a snare on my lips
[F]^[A# open] See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
[A#]^[F open] But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
[F]^[C7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[C7]^[F open] There'll be imitation good [F] rockin' tonight

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm an an [F] 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
[F] I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This [C7] imitation Elvis may not be the King
[F] But baby I'm the next best thing

VERSE 3:
[F] 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
[F] Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch
Well [C7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[C7]^[F open] Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

INSTRUMENTAL:

[F] In my gold lah 'may cape and my sequined suit
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots
[A#] Imitating Elvis is the only way
[F] I can make it through my imitation day
I [C7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[C7]^[F open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Well [A#] baby, it's the [C7] next, best [F] thing