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

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#]^[G#7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[G#7]^[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 [G#7] 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 [G#7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[G#7]^[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 [G#7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[G#7]^[C# open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died