Elton John – Crocodile Rock (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(6)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
G G Em Em C C D D
[Verse 1]
G Bm I remember when rock was young, me and Susie had so much fun C D Holding hands and skimmin' stones had a old gold Chevy & a place of my own G Bm But the biggest kick I ever got was doin' a thing called the Crocodile Rock C D While the other kids were rockin' 'round the clock we were hoppin' and
boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well
[Chorus]
Em A7 Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your feet just can't keep still D7 G I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. E A7 Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when Susie wore her dresses tight and D7 F C F C F C the Crocodile Rockin' was out of sight.
[Interlude]
G G Em Em C C D D
[Verse 2]
G Bm But the years went by and rock just died, Susie went and left me for some foreign guy, C D Long nights cryin' by the record machine dreamin' of my Chevy & my old blue jeans but they'll G Bm Never kill the thrills we got burnin' up to the Crocodile Rock, C D Learning fast as the weeks went past, we really thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well
[Chorus]
Em A7 Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your feet just can't keep still D7 G I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. E A7 Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when Susie wore her dresses tight and D7 F C F C F C the Crocodile Rockin' was out of sight.
[Interlude]
G G Em Em C C D D
[Verse 3]
G Bm I remember when rock was young, me and Susie had so much fun C D Holding hands and skimmin' stones had a old gold Chevy & a place of my own G Bm But the biggest kick I ever got was doin' a thing called the Crocodile Rock C D While the other kids were rockin' 'round the clock we were hoppin' and
boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well
[Chorus]
Em A7 Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your feet just can't keep still D7 G I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. E A7 Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when Susie wore her dresses tight and D7 F C F C F C the Crocodile Rockin' was out of sight.
[Outro]
G G Em Em C C D D
RIFF - if you know how it goes, the extra notes you throw in at the
appropriate spots are -
E on the G chord
F# on the Em and C chords
G on the D chord [dropping the F#]
BASS - Walk up from the root to the sixth on each 1/4 note, so in each
bar the notes are -
G G B D E
Em E G B D
C C E G A
D D F# A B