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