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