[Intro - BPM 152 - Laaaa la la la la laaaa bit] [G][G][Em][Em] - [C][C][D][D]
[Verse 1] I rem [G] ember 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] si [C] gh [F] t. [C][F][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 th [D] ought 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] si [C] gh [F] t. [C][F][C]
[Interlude] [G][G][Em][Em] - [C][C][D][D]
[Verse 3] I rem [G] ember 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] si [C] gh [F] t. [C][F][C]
Guitar part D-------3-------3----3 A-3-h-5---3-h-5---3h5-- X 2 (last 3h5 is faster) E---------------------
[Verse] [G] I thought love was [D] only true in [G] fairy tales Meant [G] for someone [D] else but not for me [G] [C] Love was out to [G] get me (hammer on G from 333333 to simulate vocals below) [C] That's the way it seemed [G] [C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D7] dreams
[Chorus - OPEN CHORDS] Then I saw her [G] face [C] .. [G] .. Now [C] I'm a be [G] liever!.... [C] ...... [G] ... [C] Not a [G] trace.. [C] ... [G] .. Of [C] doubt in my [G] mind... [C] ... [G] .. [C] I'm in (Drum pattern B S x S) [G] Love (ooooh) [C] (aah) I'm a [G] believer I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D7] tried. (Full drums - riff - hammer on from x55555 x57775)
[Verse] [G] I thought love was [D] more or less a [G] givin' thing [G] Seems the more I gave, [D] the less I got [G] [C] What's the use in [G] tryin'? [C] All you get is pain. [G] [C] When I needed [G] sunshine, I got [D7] rain.
[Chorus] Then I saw her [G] face [C] .. [G] .. Now [C] I'm a be [G] liever!.... [C] ...... [G] ... [C] Not a [G] trace.. [C] ... [G] .. Of [C] doubt in my [G] mind... [C] ... [G] .. [C] I'm in [G] Love (ooooh) [C] (aah) I'm a [G] believer I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D7] tried. (Full drums - riff - hammer on from x55555 x57775)
[Vamp G to D] Simple G x x x D x x x - G x D x - G x D x - Repeat (More complex - GxGx xxFx DxDx DxFx Gxxx Dxxx Gxxx DxFx)
[Part of Verse] [C] Love was out to [G] get me [C] That's the way it seemed [G] [C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D7] dreams
[Chorus] Then I saw her [G] face [C] .. [G] .. Now [C] I'm a be [G] liever!.... [C] ...... [G] ... [C] Not a [G] trace.. [C] ... [G] .. Of [C] doubt in my [G] mind... [C] ... [G] .. [C] I'm in [G] Love (ooooh) [C] (aah) I'm a [G] believer I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D7] tried. (Full drums - riff - hammer on from x55555 x57775)
[Chorus - Higher vocal - repeat to fade] Then I saw her [G] face [C] .. [G] .. Now [C] I'm a be [G] liever!.... [C] ...... [G] ... [C] Not a [G] trace.. [C] ... [G] .. Of [C] doubt in my [G] mind... [C] ... [G] .. [C]