Elvis Imitators
By: Steve Goodman, Michael Smith 
from "Bars"
submitted by Devin Kerins 

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"Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to do this next song 
especially for you. And for the King." 

Well.... 
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I walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips 
Eb  E
I take a deep breath and put a snare on my lips 
Ab  A
See me on the street you wouldn't know my name 
Eb E
But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame 
Bb B
So when you put my imitation name in lights 
E
There'll be imitation good rockin' tonight 

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Cuz I'm an an Elvis imitator and I just can't stop 
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Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top 
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Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled 
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I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild 
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This imitation Elvis may not be the King 
E
But baby I'm the next best thing 

Singing Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues 
Won't you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes 
Well let me be your teddy bear, if you must 
Oh baby Please Surrender, 'cause I need your touch 
Well if you feelin' lonely, need a place to dwell 
Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel 

Chorus: 
We're gonna rock (rock rock rock) 
Ooooh we're gonna rock (rock rock rock) 
Ooooh we're gonna rock (rock rock rock) 
Ooooh we're gonna rock (rock rock rock) 

Eb  E
Yeah my gold lamee cape and my sequined suit 
Eb  E
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots 
Ab A
Imitating Elvis is the only way 
Eb   E
I can make it through my imitation day 
Bb  B
I know this rocking music can't be denied 
Eb E
'Cause I was imitating him before he died 

Well I'm an an Elvis imitator and I just can't stop 
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top 
I imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled 
I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild 
This imitation Elvis may not be the king 
But baby I'm the next best thing 

Chorus: 
Yeah rock (rock rock rock) 
Ooooh we're gonna rock (rock rock rock) 
Ooooh we're gonna rock (rock rock rock) 
Ooooh we're gonna rock (rock rock rock) 
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Well baby ... it's the next ... best thing 

Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen 
Viva Las Vegas 
Viva Las Vegas