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