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