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