Key: C
Introduction:
C Em
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Bb F
"Can't You tell that your tie's too wide?"
C Em
Maybe I should bye some old tab collars?
Bb F
"Welcome back to the age of jive."
Em Am
"Where have you been hiddin' out lately, honey?
Em D G
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money"
C Em Bb
Everybody's talking 'bout the new sound.
F Am G C
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
C Em
What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
Bb F
Can't tell it's out of style?"
C Em
Should I get a set of white wall tires?
Bb F
"Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?
Em Am
Nowadays you cant't be too sentimental.
Em D G
Your best bet's a true baby, blue Continental."
C Em Bb F
Hot funk, cool punk even if it's old junk,
Am G C
it's still rock and roll to me.
C G F
Oh it doesn't matter what they say in the papers,
Em Am
'cause it's always been the same old scene.
G F
There's a new band in town but you can't get the sound
Em Ab
from a story in a magazine.
Eb F G
aimed at your average teen.
C Em
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
Bb F
and a bright orange pair of pants?
C Em
"Well, you could really be a Beau Brummel baby,
Bb F
if you just give it half a chance.
Em Am
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers.
Em D G
You get more milage from a cheaper pair of sneakers."
C Em Bb F
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
Am G C
it's still rock and roll to me.
C Em
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
Bb F
"Don't know that they're out of touch?"
C Em
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?"
Bb F Em
If You are, then you think too much."
Em Am
"Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
Em D G
All you need are looks and a whole lota money."
C Em Bb
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze anyways
Am G C
it's still rock and roll to me.
C E Bb
Everybody's talking about the new sound.
G C9
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.