Elvis Imitator chords by Steve Goodman

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

N.C   E MajorE
Well I walk up to the mike and then I shake my hip
    E MajorE
Take a deep breath and put a sneer on my lip
 A augmentedA
See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
   E MajorE
But imitatin' Elvis is my claim to fame
  B7B7
So when they put my imitation name in lights
   E MajorE
Well there'll be imitation good rockin' tonight

 E MajorE
Cause I'm an Elvis Imitator
 E MajorE
And I just can't stop
 E MajorE
Imitatin' Elvis from the bottom to the top
  A augmentedA
Imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled
 E MajorE
Throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
   B7B7
Well imitation Elvis may not be the King
   E MajorE       B7B7     E MajorE
But baby it's the next best thing

 E MajorE
Singing "Viva Las Vegas"
 E MajorE
And "The G.I. Blues"
 E MajorE
Won't you love me tender in my blue suede shoes?
 A augmentedA
Let me be your teddy bear cause you're too much
 E MajorE
Baby please surrender cause I need your touch
   A augmentedA
Well if you're feeling lonely

Need a place to dwell
     E MajorE
Come on down to imitation Heartbreak Hotel

  E MajorE
Cause I'm an Elvis Imitator
  E MajorE
And I just can't stop
  E MajorE
Imitatin' Elvis from the bottom to the top
  A augmentedA
Imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled
 E MajorE
Throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
   B7B7
Well imitation Elvis may not be the King
  E MajorE       B7B7    E MajorE
But baby it's the next best thing

  E MajorE
In my gold lame' cape and my sequined suit
  E MajorE
Pompadour haircut and my high heeled boots
  A augmentedA
Imitatin' Elvis is the only way
   E MajorE
That I can make it through my imitation day
   B7B7
Though this rockin' music can't be denied
  E MajorE
I was imitatin' him before he died

  E MajorE
Cause I'm an Elvis Imitator
  E MajorE
And I just can't stop
  E MajorE
Imitatin' Elvis from the bottom to the top
  A augmentedA
Imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled
  E MajorE
Throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
  B7B7
Well imitation Elvis may not be the King
  E MajorE        B7B7     E MajorE
But baby it's the next best thing
  E MajorE  A augmentedA        B7B7    E MajorE
I know baby I..I'm the next best thing