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]^[E7 open] So when you put my imitation name in lights
[E7]^[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 [E7] 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 [E7] if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell
[E7]^[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 [E7] know this rocking music can't be denied
[E7]^[A open] 'Cause I was imitating him before he died

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Well [D] baby, it's the [E7] next, best [A] thing