[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 out out ... of the [F]si [C]igh [F]i [C]ight ... [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 out out ... of the [F]si [C]igh [F]i [C]ight ... [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 out out ... of the [F]si [C]igh [F]i [C]ight ... [F][C]
[Verse 1] [Fm7] Her name is (drums back in) [Bb7]Lola She was a [Ebmaj7]showgirl With yellow [Am7-5]feathers in her [D7]hair & a [Gm7]dress cut down 2 there [Fm7] She would me [Bb7] rengue And do the [Ebmaj7]cha-cha And while she [Am7-5]tried to be a [D7]star, Tony [Gm7]always tended bar Across the [Cm]crow [D7]ded [Gm]floor They worked from [Cm]eight [D7]til [Gm]four They were [Cm]young and they had each[D7] other Who could [Gm7]ask [Gbm7]for [Fm7]more ----
[Chorus] At the [Bb7]Copa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na--- The [Fm7]hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na-- [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7]Co pa [D7] (BIG STOP)
[Verse 2] His name was [Bb7]Rico He wore a [Ebmaj7]diamond He was es [Am7-5]corted to his [D7]chair He saw [Gm7]Lola dancing there [Fm7] And when she [Bb7]finished He called her [Ebmaj7]over But Rico [Am7-5]went a bit too [D7]far Tony [Gm7]sailed across the bar And then the [Cm]pun [D7]ches [Gm]flew And chairs were [Cm]smashed [D7]in [Gm]two There was [Cm]blood and a single [D7]gunshot But just [Gm7]who [Gbm7]shot [Fm7]who?
[Chorus] At the [Bb7] Co pa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na The [Fm7] hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7] Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7] Co pa [D7] (BIG STOP)
She lost her love [Gm7] [Gm9]Co [Gm9]pa [Gbm9][Fm9] [Fm9]Co [Gbm9]pa [Gm9]ca [Gm9]ba [Gm9]na [Gm9] ([Gbm9]) [Fm9] (no stops straight into chromatic section)
[Interlude - Gm9-353335 - all barre chords that go up and down neck] [On neck same chord shape but position of bass note on E string is 3 - 3456 - 6789 - 9876 - 6543 -2] [Gm9]Copa [Gm9]co [G#bm9]pa [Am9]ca [Bbm9]ba [Bbm9]na [Bbm9]co [Bm9]pa [Cm9]ca [C#bm9]ba [C#bm9]na [C#bm9]Mu [Cm9]sic [Bm9]and [Bbm9]pa [Bbm9]ssion [Bbm9]Al [Am9]ways [G#bm9]in [Gm9]fash (pause) [Gbm9] ion
[Verse 3 - Am7-5 x01013] [NC] Her name is [Bb7]Lola She was a [Ebmaj7]showgirl But that was [Am7-5]thirty years a [D7]go When they [Gm7]used to have a show [Fm7] Now it's a [Bb7]disco But not for [Ebmaj7]Lola Still in the [Am7-5]dress she used to [D7]wear [Gm7]Faded feathers in her hair She sits there [Cm]so [D7]re [Gm]fined And drinks her [Cm]self [D7]half [Gm]blind She lost her [Cm]youth and she lost her [D7]Tony and she's [Gm7]lost [Gbm7]her [Fm7]mind
[Chorus] [Fm7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Ebmaj7]ba na The [Fm7]hottest spot [Bb7]north of Ha [Ebmaj7]vana [C7] At the [Bb7]Co pa, Co pa ca [Gm7]ba [C7]na [Fm7]Music and [Bb7]passion were [Gm7]always in [C7]fashion at the [Fm7]Copa
