Crocodile Rock Chords by Elton John
Tempo:
74.925 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C] [F#] [G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] I remember when rock was young, [Bm] being soothing had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[Bm] Had a knuckle [D] shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
crocodile rock, [C] while the other kids were rocking round the block.
[D] We were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile rock.
[Em] Well, while I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about time, [G] but I guess I'll never will.
[E] I remember how it might [A] have been, but soon the war had just begun.
[D] While I was a child, [C] all [G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] the years went by and rocked out
[Bm] to the island and the foreign [C] guy, like Brian by the record [D] machine.
Dreaming of the Chevy and the old good [G] jeans,
but I never killed the thrills we got.
[Bm] Burning up to the crocodile rock, [C] learning fast as the weeks went by.
[D] We really thought the crocodile rock would [Em] last.
Well, I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about [G] time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] [A]
Soon the war had just begun.
[D] [C] Almost lost.
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] I remember when I was young, [Bm] me and Susie had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[D] Had a knuckle shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
the crocodile rock.
[C] While the other kids were rocking down the block,
[D] we were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile [Em] rock.
Well, I was on the [A] shot, the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never [G] knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] [A]
Soon the war had just [D] begun.
[C]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[A] [G]
[A]
[G] [A]
And I never knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will.
[C] [D]
[G] I remember when rock was young, [Bm] being soothing had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[Bm] Had a knuckle [D] shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
crocodile rock, [C] while the other kids were rocking round the block.
[D] We were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile rock.
[Em] Well, while I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about time, [G] but I guess I'll never will.
[E] I remember how it might [A] have been, but soon the war had just begun.
[D] While I was a child, [C] all [G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] the years went by and rocked out
[Bm] to the island and the foreign [C] guy, like Brian by the record [D] machine.
Dreaming of the Chevy and the old good [G] jeans,
but I never killed the thrills we got.
[Bm] Burning up to the crocodile rock, [C] learning fast as the weeks went by.
[D] We really thought the crocodile rock would [Em] last.
Well, I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about [G] time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] [A]
Soon the war had just begun.
[D] [C] Almost lost.
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] I remember when I was young, [Bm] me and Susie had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[D] Had a knuckle shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
the crocodile rock.
[C] While the other kids were rocking down the block,
[D] we were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile [Em] rock.
Well, I was on the [A] shot, the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never [G] knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] [A]
Soon the war had just [D] begun.
[C]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[A] [G]
[A]
[G] [A]
And I never knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will.
Key:
D
G
C
Em
A
D
G
C
[G] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] I remember when rock was young, [Bm] being soothing had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[Bm] Had a knuckle [D] shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
crocodile rock, [C] while the other kids were rocking round the block.
[D] We were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile rock.
[Em] Well, while I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about time, [G] but I guess I'll never will.
[E] I remember how it might [A] have been, but soon the war had just begun.
[D] While I was a child, [C] all _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] the years went by and rocked out
[Bm] to the island and the foreign [C] guy, like Brian by the record [D] machine.
Dreaming of the Chevy and the old good [G] jeans,
but I never killed the thrills we got.
[Bm] Burning up to the crocodile rock, [C] learning fast as the weeks went by.
[D] We really thought the crocodile rock would [Em] last.
Well, I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about [G] time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A]
Soon the war had just begun.
[D] _ _ _ [C] Almost lost.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] I remember when I was young, [Bm] me and Susie had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[D] Had a knuckle shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
the crocodile rock.
[C] While the other kids were rocking down the block,
[D] we were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile [Em] rock.
Well, I was on the [A] shot, the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never [G] knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A]
Soon the war had just [D] begun.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And I never knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] I remember when rock was young, [Bm] being soothing had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[Bm] Had a knuckle [D] shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
crocodile rock, [C] while the other kids were rocking round the block.
[D] We were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile rock.
[Em] Well, while I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about time, [G] but I guess I'll never will.
[E] I remember how it might [A] have been, but soon the war had just begun.
[D] While I was a child, [C] all _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] the years went by and rocked out
[Bm] to the island and the foreign [C] guy, like Brian by the record [D] machine.
Dreaming of the Chevy and the old good [G] jeans,
but I never killed the thrills we got.
[Bm] Burning up to the crocodile rock, [C] learning fast as the weeks went by.
[D] We really thought the crocodile rock would [Em] last.
Well, I was on the shot, [A] the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never knew me about [G] time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A]
Soon the war had just begun.
[D] _ _ _ [C] Almost lost.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] I remember when I was young, [Bm] me and Susie had so much fun.
[C] Holding hands and skimming stones.
[D] Had a knuckle shiver and a blister in my [G] arm,
but the biggest kick I ever got [Bm] was doing a thing called
the crocodile rock.
[C] While the other kids were rocking down the block,
[D] we were hopping and bobbing to the crocodile [Em] rock.
Well, I was on the [A] shot, the mighty feet took and kicked still.
[D] I never [G] knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A]
Soon the war had just [D] begun.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And I never knew me about time, but I guess I'll never will. _
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