Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
C majorC (4)
Verse 1:
C majorC E minorEm
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Bb majorBb FF
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
C majorC E minorEm
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?
Bb majorBb FF
Welcome back to the age of jive
E minorEm A minorAm
Where were you been hidin' out lately, honey?
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
You can't dress this trashy till you spend a lot of money
C majorC E minorEm Bb majorBb FF
Well, everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound funny,
A minorAm G+G C majorC
but it's still rock and roll to me
Verse 2:
C majorC E minorEm
What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
Bb majorBb FF
Can't you tell that it's out of style?
C majorC E minorEm
Should I get a set of white wall tires?
Bb majorBb FF
Are you gonna cruise a miracle mile?
E minorEm A minorAm
But nowadays you can't be too sentimental
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Your best bet's a true baby-blue Continental
C majorC E minorEm Bb majorBb FF
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk
A minorAm G+G C majorC
It's still rock and roll to me
Bridge:
G+G FF
Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers
E minorEm A minorAm
'Cause it's always been the same old scene
G+G FF
There's a new band in town but you can't get the sound
E minorEm G#G#
From a story in a magazine
D#D# FF G+G
Aimed at your average teen
Verse 3:
C majorC E minorEm
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
Bb majorBb FF
And a bright orange pair of pants?
C majorC E minorEm
You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby
Bb majorBb FF
If you just give it half a chance
E minorEm A minorAm
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers
C majorC E minorEm Bb majorBb FF
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
A minorAm G+G C majorC
It's still rock and roll to me
Solo:
G+G FF E minorEm A minorAm
G+G FF E minorEm G#G#
D#D# FF G+G
Oooooh
Verse 4:
C majorC E minorEm
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
Bb majorBb FF
Don't you know that they're out of touch?
C majorC E minorEm
Should I try to be a straight-A student?
Bb majorBb FF
If you are then you think too much
E minorEm A minorAm
Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money
C majorC E minorEm Bb majorBb FF
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
A minorAm G+G C majorC
It's still rock and roll to me
C majorC E minorEm Bb majorBb FF
Well, everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound funny,
G+G
but it's still rock and roll to me
C majorC
WHOOOO WHOO