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