| 4 beats | 2 beats | 2 beats | |
| Pre-Intro- begin slowly - G | C/E | F# |
| - now go to tempo |
| Intro | see below for riff | |
| - G G Em Em C C D D |
| verse 1 |
| G | Bm | |
| I rem | ember when rock was young, me and | Susie had so much fun |
| C | D | |
| Holding | hands and skimmin' stones had a | old gold Chevy & a place of my own |
| G | Bm | |
| But the | biggest kick I ever got was doin' a | thing called the Crocodile Rock |
| C | D | |
| While the | other kids were rockin' 'round the clock we were | hoppin' and |
| boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well |
| cborus |
| Em | A7 | |
| Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your | feet just can't keep still |
| D7 | G | |
| I never had me a better time and I | guess I never will. |
| E | A7 | |
| Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when | Susie wore her dresses tight and |
| D7 | C | |
| the Crocodile Rockin' was out of | sight....................................... |
| see below for riff | |
| G G Em Em C C D D |
| verse 2 |
| But the years went by and rock just died, Susie went & left me for some |
| foreign guy, |
| Long nights cryin' by the record machine dreamin' of my Chevy & my old |
| blue jeans but they'll |
| Never kill the thrills we've got burnin' up to the Crocodile Rock, |
| Learning fast till the weeks went past, we really thought the Crocodile |
| Rock would last, well |
| cborus |
| verse 1 |
| cborus |
| outro | see below for riff | |
| G G Em Em C C D D |
| 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 |
| dropping tbe F# | |
| G on the D chord |
| 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 |