Elton John – Crocodile Rock (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Crocodile Rock Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=130, Beats on eighths are marked "+". Let ring. Use thumb-fretting. Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Mind the syncopated early chord changes.

[Intro]                                                                   
   G  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    Em +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|----3--------3--3--------|-3--3-----3--------------|----0--------0--0--------|-0--0-h2-p0--------------|
B|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|
G|----------0--------------|----------------0--------|----------0--------------|----------------0--------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|

   C  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    D  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|----0--------0--0--------|-0--0-h2-p0--------------|----2--------2--2--------|-2--2-h3-p2--------------|
B|----------------------1--|----------------------1--|-------------------------|----------------0-h3--3--|
G|----------0--------------|----------------0--------|----------2-----------2--|-------------------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|

                                                                                                I remem

[Verse]     (2x)
   G  +     +     +     +       +         +     +   Bm  +     +     +     +       +         +     +
E|-------------------------|--------------------0--|-------------------------|--------------------0--|
B|---p0--0-----0-h3-----0--|--------------0-h3-----|----3--3--------3--------|--------------0-h3-----|
G|----------0--------------|----2-p0---------------|----------4--4--------4--|---\2-p0---------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0---------0-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0---------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-----------2-----------|-------------------------|-----------0-----------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|-2-----------2-----------|-2---------------------|
     -ber when rock was young,            me and Susie     had so much fun                  Holding hands 
     -gest kick I ever got                was doin' a thing called the Crocodile Rock       While the o-

Cmaj7 +     +               +     +     +     +    D9 +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|---------------------|----------------------0--|-------------------------|-0----------------[0]----|
B|----3--3-p0--0-------|-0-----------------------|----3-----3----p0--3-p0--|----3-p0-h3----(0-h3--3)-|
G|-----------------0---|----2-p0--2-----0--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------2---------2---|-------x-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-3-----------3-------|-3-----------3-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|
      and skimmin' stones               had a old gold Chevy         and a   place of my own. But the big-
    -ther kids were rockin round the clock we were hoppin' and boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well

[Chorus]
   Em         +     +       +     +     +     +    A      +     +     +           +     +
E|-----0a-----0--------|-0--------0--------0-----|-0---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----0a--3--------3--|-------3--------3-----3--|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-----0a--------------|----0--------------------|-----2-p0-----2-----2--|--------2-----2------|
D|-----0a--------2-----|-------0-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---|
A|---------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-0---------------------|-0-------------------|
E|-0-------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------0-----------|-----------0---------|
       Crocodile    Rockin'    is something shockin' when your feet just can't keep still

  D   +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +   G   +     +     +     +           +     +     +
E|-------2-p0--------0-----|-1--------2--------0-h3--|-------------------------|--------------------0--|
B|-------------3--------3--|----3-----------3--------|----------0-----3----p0--|-----------------------|
G|----2-----------2--------|-------------------------|----3--------------------|--------0-----0--------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------2-----------|-----------2-----------|
E|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|
      I never knew me a      better   time  and I guess   I     never       will.

   E  +     +     +     +       +     +     +        A      +     +           +     +     +
E|-------0-h2--4-p0--------|-0-h2-----4------------|-0-------------------|-0---------------------|
B|----------------------0--|-------------------0---|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|----1--------------------|----------------1------|-----3-p2----p0------|----3-----0----h2------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------2-----------2---|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|-0-------------------|-0---------------------|
E|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0---------|-----------0---------|-------------0---------|
      Oh, Lawdy mamma   those Friday nights    when  Susie wore   her      dresses tight and

   D  +     +     +     +    G  +     +     +     +    D7     +     +     +    G      +     +
E|-------2-\1--2-----0-----|-3-p0--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|----------------3-----3--|----------3--------------|--------------0--------|---------------------|
G|----2--------------------|----------------3----p0--|-2--p0--2-----------0--|--------0-----0------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-0---0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0-----------------------|-------------2-----------|-3---------3-----------|-----------2---------|
E|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-----------------------|-3-------------------|
      the Crocodile Rockin'  was            out of     sight.

[Interlude]
   G      +     +               +     +     +    Em     +     +               +     +     +
E|-7-------------------|-----------7-\5--3-/5--|-3-------------------|-----------7-\5--3-/5--|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|--------0-----0------|--------0--------------|--------0-----0------|--------0--------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------------|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------2---------|-----------------------|
E|-7---------7---------|-7---------7-\5--3-/5--|-0-------------------|-0---------7-\5--3-/5--|

   C      +     +                +     +     +   D      +     +           +     +
E|-3-------------------|-----------8-\7--5-/7--|-5-------------------|----10-------10------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-10-------10---------|
G|--------0-----0------|--------0--------------|--------5-----5------|---------------------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------------|-----0------------0--|-------0---------0---|
A|-3---------3---------|-3---------------------|-0---------0---------|-0-----------0-------|
E|---------------------|-----------8-\7--5-/7--|---------------------|---------------------|

[Verse] ... as above, slighly adapted ... But the years went by and rock just died, Susie went and left me for some foreign guy. Long nights cryin' by the record machine, dreamin' of my Chevy & my old blue jeans. But they'll Never kill the thrills we got, burnin' up to the Crocodile Rock, Learning fast as the weeks went past, we really thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well [Chorus] ... as above ... [Interlude| ... as above, repeat and fade ... ************************************ | a Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | x Dead note |(1) Play only in 1st pass |[0] Play only in 2nd pass | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************