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