Crocodile Rock chords by
Elton John

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Key: G major

Intro 1

G

C

F#

G

Em

C

D

Verse 1
G G 
 
I remember when rock was young
Bm Bm 
 
Me and Suzie had so much fun
C C 
 
Holding hands and skimming stones
D D 
 
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
G G 
 
But the biggest kick I ever got
Bm Bm 
 
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
C C 
 
While the other kids were
Rocking Round the Clock
D D 
 
We were hopping and bopping to the
Crocodile Rock

Chorus 1
Em Em 
 
Well Crocodile Rocking is
something shocking
A A 
 
When your feet just can't keep still
D D 
 
I never knew me a better time
G G 
 
and I guess I never will
E E 
 
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
A A 
 
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
D D 
 
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
sight

Interlude 1

G

Em

C

D

La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la

Verse 2
G G 
 
But the years went by and the rock just died
Bm Bm 
 
Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy
C C 
 
Long nights crying by the record machine
D D 
 
Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
G G 
 
But they'll never kill the thrills we've got
Bm Bm 
 
Burning up  to the Crocodile Rock
C C 
 
Learning fast as the weeks went past
D D 
 
We really thought the
Crocodile Rock would last

Chorus 2
Em Em 
 
Well Crocodile Rocking is
something shocking
A A 
 
When your feet just can't keep still
D D 
 
I never knew me a better time
G G 
 
and I guess I never will
E E 
 
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
A A 
 
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
D D 
 
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
sight

Interlude 2

G

Em

C

D

La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la

Verse 3
G G 
 
I remember when rock was young
Bm Bm 
 
Me and Suzie had so much fun
C C 
 
Holding hands and skimming stones
D D 
 
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
G G 
 
But the biggest kick I ever got
Bm Bm 
 
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
C C 
 
While the other kids were
Rocking Round the Clock
D D 
 
We were hopping and bopping to the
Crocodile Rock

Chorus 3
Em Em 
 
Well Crocodile Rocking is
something shocking
A A 
 
When your feet just can't keep still
D D 
 
I never knew me a better time
G G 
 
and I guess I never will
E E 
 
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
A A 
 
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
D D 
 
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
sight

Outro 1

G

Em

C

D

La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la

G

Em

C

D

La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la

G

Em

C

D

La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la

[Fade out]

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