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Elton John - Crocodile Rock Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G7, D7, D7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]I remember when rock was young me and [Am]Suzie had so much fun Holding [F]hands and skimming stones, had an [G7]old gold Chevy and a place of my own But the big [C]gest kick I ever got was doing a [Am]thing called the Crocodile Rock While the [F]other kids were Rocking Round the Clock

We were [G7]hopping and [G7]bopping to the [G7]Crocodile [G7]Rock well [Am]Croc rocking is something shocking when your [D7]feet just can’t keep still [G7]I never knew me a better time and I [C]guess I never will [A7]Oh lawdy mama those Friday nights, when [D7]Suzie wore her dresses tight and The [G7]Croc Rocking was out of [F]sight

[C]Laaa la la la la la la [Am]Laaa la la la la la la [F]Laaa la la la la la la [G7]Laaa

But the [C]years went by and the rock just died Suzie [Am]went and left us for some foreign guy Long [F]nights crying by the record machine Dreaming [G7]of my Chevy and my old blue jeans

But they’ll [C]never kill the thrills we’ve got Burning up [Am]to the Crocodile Rock, learning [F]fast as the weeks went past We really [G7]thought the [G7]Crocodile [G7]Rock would [G7]last, well

[Am]Croc rocking is something shocking, when your [D7]feet just can’t keep still [G7]I never knew me a better time and I [C]guess I never will [A7]Oh lawdy mama those Friday nights

When [D7]Suzie wore her dresses tight and The [G7]Croc Rocking was ou.t of [F]si.ght [C]Laaa la la la la la la [Am]Laaa la la la la la la [F]Laaa la la la la la la [G7]Laaa

[C]Laaa la la la la la

Artist Elton John
Album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Genres Rock
Year 1973
Key C

How to Play Crocodile Rock on Guitar?

Elton John - Crocodile Rock can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G7, D7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Crocodile Rock with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.