Tom:
Introdução: C C C C
C Em
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Bb F
"Can't ya tell that your tie's too wide?"
C Em
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?
Bb F
"Welcome back to the age of jive."
Em Am
"Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey?
Em D G
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money."
C Em Bb
Everybody's talkin' '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 ya tell that 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 can'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,
E Am
Cause it's always been the same old scene.
G F
Well, there's a new band in town but you can't get the sound
E 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 mileage from a cheap 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.
Ab Eb F G
Ooooooooh
C Em
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
Bb F
"Don't ya know that they're out of touch?"
C Em
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?
Bb F
"If ya 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 lotta money."
C Em Bb F
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
Am G C
It's still rock and roll to me.
C Em Bb
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound.
F G C9
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.