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