Crocodile Rock — Elton John
Chords and lyrics for Crocodile Rock by Elton John (key of C).
Intro
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 1
I [G]remember when rock was young, me and [Bm]Susie had so much fun
Holding [C]hands and skimmin' stones had a [D]old gold Chevy & a place of my own
But the [G]biggest kick I ever got was doin' a [Bm]thing called the Crocodile
Rock
While the [C]other kids were rockin' 'round the clock we were [D]hoppin' and
boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well
Chorus
[Em]Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your [A7]feet just can't keep
still
[D7]I never knew me a better time and I[G] guess I never will.
[E]Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when [A7]Susie wore her dresses tight and
[D7]the Crocodile Rockin' was out of [F][C][F][C][F]sight.[C]
Interlude
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 2
But the [G]years went by and rock just died, [Bm]Susie went and left me for some
foreign guy,
[C]Long nights cryin' by the record machine [D]dreamin' of my Chevy & my old blue
jeans but they'll
[G]Never kill the thrills we got burnin' [Bm]up to the Crocodile Rock,
Learning [C]fast as the weeks went past, we really [D]thought the Crocodile Rock
would last, well
Chorus
[Em]Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your [A7]feet just can't keep
still
[D7]I never knew me a better time and I [G]guess I never will.
[E]Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when [A7]Susie wore her dresses tight and
[D7]the Crocodile Rockin' was out of [F][C][F][C][F]sight.[C]
Interlude
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 3
I [G]remember when rock was young, me and [Bm]Susie had so much fun
Holding [C]hands and skimmin' stones had a [D]old gold Chevy & a place of my own
But the [G]biggest kick I ever got was doin' a [Bm]thing called the Crocodile
Rock
While the [C]other kids were rockin' 'round the clock we were [D]hoppin' and
boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well
Chorus
[Em]Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your [A7]feet just can't keep
still
[D7]I never knew me a better time and I [G]guess I never will.
[E]Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when [A7]Susie wore her dresses tight and
[D7]the Crocodile Rockin' was out of [F][C][F][C][F]sight.[C]
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]
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