[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] [E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a [E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never [G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an [E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with [E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a [G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Chorus] [C] And when she [Am] knows what She [Dm] wants from her [G] time [C] And when she [Am] wakes up And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind [A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough [D] Just because [B] I'm in love with an
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her [G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her [E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her [G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ..... [F#m] You know I can't afford to [G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my [E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of [G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win
[Chorus] [C] And when she's [Am] walking She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine [C] And when she's [Am] talking She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine [A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough [D] Just because [B] I'm in love with an
[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4] (just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate) [E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with [E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a [G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Verse] [E]Uptown girl [F#m] She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ....... You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ....... You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ......... You [A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)