Elton John - Crocodile rock

Title: Crocodile Rock Artist: Elton John, https://youtu.be/Y2Ta0qCG8No Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=130, Beats on eighths are marked "+". Let ring. Use thumb-fretting. Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Mind the syncopated early chord changes. [Intro] G + + + + + + + + Em + + + + + + + + E|----3--------3--3--------|-3--3-----3--------------|----0--------0--0--------|-0--0-h2-p0--------------| B|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--| G|----------0--------------|----------------0--------|----------0--------------|----------------0--------| D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----| A|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------| E|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| C + + + + + + + + D + + + + + + + + E|----0--------0--0--------|-0--0-h2-p0--------------|----2--------2--2--------|-2--2-h3-p2--------------| B|----------------------1--|----------------------1--|-------------------------|----------------0-h3--3--| G|----------0--------------|----------------0--------|----------2-----------2--|-------------------------| D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----| A|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------| I remem [Verse] (2x) G + + + + + + + Bm + + + + + + + E|-------------------------|--------------------0--|-------------------------|--------------------0--| B|---p0--0-----0-h3-----0--|--------------0-h3-----|----3--3--------3--------|--------------0-h3-----| G|----------0--------------|----2-p0---------------|----------4--4--------4--|---\2-p0---------------| D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0---------0-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0---------0-----| A|-------------2-----------|-----------2-----------|-------------------------|-----------0-----------| E|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|-2-----------2-----------|-2---------------------| -ber when rock was young, me and Susie had so much fun Holding hands -gest kick I ever got was doin' a thing called the Crocodile Rock While the o- Cmaj7 + + + + + + D9 + + + + + + + + E|---------------------|----------------------0--|-------------------------|-0----------------[0]----| B|----3--3-p0--0-------|-0-----------------------|----3-----3----p0--3-p0--|----3-p0-h3----(0-h3--3)-| G|-----------------0---|----2-p0--2-----0--------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------2---------2---|-------x-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----| A|-3-----------3-------|-3-----------3-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| E|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------| and skimmin' stones had a old gold Chevy and a place of my own. But the big- -ther kids were rockin round the clock we were hoppin' and boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well [Chorus] Em + + + + + + A + + + + + E|-----0a-----0--------|-0--------0--------0-----|-0---------------------|---------------------| B|-----0a--3--------3--|-------3--------3-----3--|-----------------------|---------------------| G|-----0a--------------|----0--------------------|-----2-p0-----2-----2--|--------2-----2------| D|-----0a--------2-----|-------0-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---| A|---------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-0---------------------|-0-------------------| E|-0-------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------0-----------|-----------0---------| Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your feet just can't keep still D + + + + + + + + G + + + + + + + E|-------2-p0--------0-----|-1--------2--------0-h3--|-------------------------|--------------------0--| B|-------------3--------3--|----3-----------3--------|----------0-----3----p0--|-----------------------| G|----2-----------2--------|-------------------------|----3--------------------|--------0-----0--------| D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----| A|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------2-----------|-----------2-----------| E|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------| I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. E + + + + + + + A + + + + + E|-------0-h2--4-p0--------|-0-h2-----4------------|-0-------------------|-0---------------------| B|----------------------0--|-------------------0---|---------------------|-----------------------| G|----1--------------------|----------------1------|-----3-p2----p0------|----3-----0----h2------| D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|-------2-----------2---| A|-------------------------|-----------------------|-0-------------------|-0---------------------| E|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0---------|-----------0---------|-------------0---------| Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when Susie wore her dresses tight and D + + + + G + + + + D7 + + + G + + E|-------2-\1--2-----0-----|-3-p0--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| B|----------------3-----3--|----------3--------------|--------------0--------|---------------------| G|----2--------------------|----------------3----p0--|-2--p0--2-----------0--|--------0-----0------| D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-0---0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---| A|-0-----------------------|-------------2-----------|-3---------3-----------|-----------2---------| E|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-----------------------|-3-------------------| the Crocodile Rockin' was out of sight. [Interlude] G + + + + + Em + + + + + E|-7-------------------|-----------7-\5--3-/5--|-3-------------------|-----------7-\5--3-/5--| B|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| G|--------0-----0------|--------0--------------|--------0-----0------|--------0--------------| D|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------------|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------------| A|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------2---------|-----------------------| E|-7---------7---------|-7---------7-\5--3-/5--|-0-------------------|-0---------7-\5--3-/5--| C + + + + + D + + + + E|-3-------------------|-----------8-\7--5-/7--|-5-------------------|----10-------10------| B|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-10-------10---------| G|--------0-----0------|--------0--------------|--------5-----5------|---------------------| D|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------------|-----0------------0--|-------0---------0---| A|-3---------3---------|-3---------------------|-0---------0---------|-0-----------0-------| E|---------------------|-----------8-\7--5-/7--|---------------------|---------------------| [Verse] ... as above, slighly adapted ... But the years went by and rock just died, Susie went and 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 got, burnin' up to the Crocodile Rock, Learning fast as the weeks went past, we really thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well [Chorus] ... as above ... [Interlude| ... as above, repeat and fade ... ************************************ | a Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | x Dead note |(1) Play only in 1st pass |[0] Play only in 2nd pass | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************