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