[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]
[Verse 1 - Capo 2 original key - BPM 82] When I was [D] young I'd listen to the [F#m] radio Waiting [Bm] for my [Bm/A] favourite [Gmaj7] songs When they pl [Gmaj7] ayed I'd sing a [F#m7] long Em7 A/C# G9/B-x20005 It made me smile Those were such [D] happy times and not so [F#m] long ago How I wo [Bm] ndered [Bm/A] where they'd [Gmaj7] gone [C#m7] But they're [Bm] back again Just like a [Bm/A] long lost friend All the [Gmaj7] songs I [Em7] love so [A] well
[Chorus] [Asus4] Every [D] sha-la-la-la, Every [Bm] wo-o-wo-o still [D] shines [Bm] [Bm riff - Bsus2 to Bm Bsus2 - then x244x2 - mute B with fretting finger x x Bm Bsus2 - Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 B5] Every [D] shing-a-ling-a-ling That they're [Bm] startin' to sing so [Em7] fine [A] [G/A][A] When they [Bm] get to the part Where he's [A#aug-x1232x] breaking her heart It can [D] really make me [G#m7] cry Just like be [D] fore [G/A] It's yesterday once [Dmaj7] more [Dmaj7] Shu be doo [D] lang [G/A] lang [Dmaj7] Shu be doo [D] lang [G/A] lang
[Verse 2] Looking [D] back on how it was in [F#m] years gone by And the [Bm] good times [Bm/A] that I [Gmaj7] had Makes [Gmaj7] today seem rather [F#m7] sad So much has c [Em7] hanged [A/C#][G9/B] It was [D] songs of love that I would [F#m] sing to then And I'd [Bm] memo [Bm/A] rize each [Gmaj7] word [C#m7] Those old [Bm] melodies Still sound so [Bm/A] good to me As they [Gmaj7] melt the y [Em7] ears a [A] way.
[Chorus with variation] [Asus4] Every [D] sha-la-la-la, Every [Bm] wo-o-wo-o still [D] shines (All the oldies but the [Bm] goodies) Every [D] shing-a-ling-a-ling That they're s [Bm] tartin' to sing so [Em7] fine [A] [G/A][A] All my [Bm] best memories come back [A#aug] clearly to me Some can [D] even make me [G#m7] cry. Just like be [D] fore [G/A] It's yesterday once [Dmaj7] more
[Dmaj7] Shu be doo [D] lang [G/A] lang
[Asus4] Every [D] sha-la-la-la, Every [Bm] wo-o-wo-o still [D] shines [Bm] Every [D] shing-a-ling-a-ling That they're s [Bm] tartin' to sing so [Em7] fine [A] [Repeat Chorus Start to end - End on D]
