Verse
C# Fm
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Cb F#
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
C# Fm
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?
Cb F#
Welcome back to the age of jive
Fm A#m
Where were you been hidin' out lately, honey?
Fm D# G#
You can't dress this trashy till you spend a lot of money
C# Fm Cb F#
Well, everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound funny,
A#m G# C#
but it's still rock and roll to me
[Verse 2]
C# Fm
What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
Cb F#
Can't you tell that it's out of style?
C# Fm
Should I get a set of white wall tires?
Cb F#
Are you gonna cruise a miracle mile?
Fm A#m
But nowadays you can't be too sentimental
Fm D# G#
Your best bet's a true baby-blue Continental
C# Fm Cb F#
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk
A#m G# C#
It's still rock and roll to me
[Bridge]
G# F#
Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers
Fm A#m
'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
Fm A
From a story in a magazine
E F# G#
Aimed at your average teen
[Verse 3]
C# Fm
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
Cb F#
And a bright orange pair of pants?
C# Fm
You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby
Cb F#
If you just give it half a chance
Fm A#m
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers
Fm D# G#
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers
C# Fm Cb F#
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
A#m G# C#
It's still rock and roll to me
[Solo]
G# F# Fm A#m
G# F# Fm A
E F# G#
Oooooh
[Verse 4]
C# Fm
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
Cb F#
Don't you know that they're out of touch?
C# Fm
Should I try to be a straight-A# student?
Cb F#
If you are then you think too much
Fm A#m
Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
Fm D# G#
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money
C# Fm Cb F#
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
A#m G# C#
It's still rock and roll to me
C# Fm Cb F#
Well, everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound funny,
G#
but it's still rock and roll to me
C#
WHOOOO WHOO