CROCODILE ROCK Elton John/Bernie Taupin 1972 Dick James Music Ltd. Pre-Intro- begin slowly - G [4 beats] C/E [2 beats] F# [2 beats] - now go to tempo [Intro] - G G Em Em C C D D [see below for riff] [verse 1] G Bm I remember when rock was young... C D Holding hands and skimmin' stones ...
G Bm But the biggest kick I ever got ... C D While the other kids were .... boppin' to the .... [chorus] Em A7 Crocodile Rockin' is something ... D7 G I never had me a better ... E A7 Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday ... D7 C the Crocodile Rockin' was out of sight....................................... G G Em Em C C D D [see below for riff] [verse 2] [chorus] [verse 1] [chorus] [outro] G G Em Em C C D D [see below for riff] RIFF - if you know how it goes, the extra notes you throw in at the appropriate spots are- E on the G chord F# on the Em and C chords G on the D chord [dropping the F#] BASS - Walk up from the root to the sixth on each 1/4 note, so in each bar the notes are- G - G B D E Em- E G B D C - C E G A D - D F# A B
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