VERSE 1:
Well, I [C open] walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips
[C open] I take a deep breath and put a snare on my lips
[C]^[F open] See me on the street you wouldn't know my name
[F]^[C open] But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
[C]^[G7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[G7]^[C open] There'll be imitation good [C] rockin' tonight

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm an an [C] Elvis imitator and I just can't stop
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top
[F] Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled
[C] I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This [G7] imitation Elvis may not be the King
[C] But baby I'm the next best thing

VERSE 3:
[C] Singing Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues
Won't you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes
Well [F] let me be your teddy bear, if you must
[C] Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch
Well [G7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[G7]^[C open] Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
We're gonna [C] rock, rock, imitation
We're gonna rock, rock, imitation

INSTRUMENTAL:

[C] In my gold lah 'may cape and my sequined suit
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots
[F] Imitating Elvis is the only way
[C] I can make it through my imitation day
I [G7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[G7]^[C open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Well [F] baby, it's the [G7] next, best [C] thing