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#]^
[B open] See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
[B]^
[F# open] But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
[F#]^
[C#7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[C#7]^
[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
[B] Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled
[F#] I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This
[C#7] 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
[B] let me be your teddy bear, if you must
[F#] Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch
Well
[C#7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[C#7]^
[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
[B] Imitating Elvis is the only way
[F#] I can make it through my imitation day
I
[C#7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[C#7]^
[F# open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died
REPEAT CHORUS:
OUTRO:
Well
[B] baby, it's the
[C#7] next, best
[F#] thing
