Steve Goodman, Elvis Imitators (1981)
^{Key: :[A#] (w: Steve Goodman, Mike Smith)}

VERSE 1:
Well, I [A# open] walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips
[A# open] I take a deep breath and put a snare on my lips
[A#]^[D# open] See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
[D#]^[A# open] But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
[A#]^[F7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[F7]^[A# open] There'll be imitation good [A#] rockin' tonight

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm an an [A#] Elvis imitator and I just can't stop
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top
[D#] Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled
[A#] I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This [F7] imitation Elvis may not be the King
[A#] But baby I'm the next best thing

VERSE 3:
[A#] Singing Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues
Won't you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes
Well [D#] let me be your teddy bear, if you must
[A#] Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch
Well [F7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[F7]^[A# open] Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
We're gonna [A#] rock, rock, imitation
We're gonna rock, rock, imitation

INSTRUMENTAL:

[A#] In my gold lah 'may cape and my sequined suit
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots
[D#] Imitating Elvis is the only way
[A#] I can make it through my imitation day
I [F7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[F7]^[A# open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Well [D#] baby, it's the [F7] next, best [A#] thing