Only nine years later...
Learned the song yesterday.
Jan H.

Elvis Imitators    Steve Goodman/Michael Peter Smith

(B) Well, I (E)(hold)walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips,(E)(E)(E)(hold)
(E)(E)(E)(hold)Take a deep breath and put a sneer on my lips,
(E)(E)(A)(hold)See me on the street you wouldn't know my name,
(A)(A)But (E)(hold)imitating Elvis is my claim to fame,
(E)(E)So (B7)(hold)when they put my imitation name in lights,
(B7)(B7)(E)(hold)There'll be imitation good (E)rockin' tonight.

´Cause I'm an Elvis imitator and I just can't stop,
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top,
(A)Imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled,
(E)Throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild.
Well, (B7)imitation Elvis may not be The King,
But (E)baby, it´s the next best thing. (E7)

Singing (E)Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues,
Won't you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes,
Well, (A)Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear, ´cause You´re Too Much,
(E)Baby, Please Surrender, 'cause I Need Your Touch,
Well, (B7)if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell,
Come on (E)(hold)down to imitation Heartbreak Hotel.

´Cause I'm an (E)Elvis imitator, I just can't stop,
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top,
I can (A)imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled,
(E)Throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild.
Well, (B7)imitation Elvis may not be The King,
But, (E)baby, it´s the next best thing.(E7)

We're gonna (E)rock, rock, imitation,
We're gonna rock, rock, imitation… (A)    (E)    (B7)    (E)

In my gold lamé cape and my sequined suit,
Pompadour haircut and my high-heeled boots,
(A)Imitating Elvis is the only way
That (E)I can make it through my imitation day.
(B7)All this rockin' music can't be denied,
(E)(hold)I was imitating him before he died.

I'm an (E)Elvis imitator, I just can't stop,
I´m imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top,
I (A)imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled,
(E)Throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild.
Well, (B7)imitation Elvis may not be The King,
(E)Baby, it´s the next best thing.
Hu-hu (F#7)baby ... hi hi (B7)money´s ... best (E)thing! (E7)

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