C                            E 
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? 
 
           Bb                            F 
"Can't You tell that your tie's too wide?" 
 
C                        E 
Maybe I should bye some old tab collar? 
 
         Bb                  F 
"Welcome back to the age of jive. 
 
Em                          Am 
Where have you been hiddin' out lately, honey? 
 
    Em                          D              G 
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money" 
 
C         Em                Bb 
Everybody talking 'bout the new sound.  
 
F               Am             G       C 
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me. 
 
C                          E 
What's the matter with the car I'm driving? 
 
      Bb                 F 
Can't tell it's out of style?" 
 
C                     E 
Should I get a set of white wall tires? 
 
         Bb                         F 
"Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile? 
 
Em                     Am 
Nowadays you cant't be too sentimental. 
 
     Em                      D         G 
Your best bet's a true baby, blue Continental." 
 
C          Em        Bb           F 
Hot funny, cool punk even if it's old junk, 
 
     Am              G       C 
it's still rock and roll to me. 
 
C    G                            F 
Oh    it doesn't matter what they say in the papaers, 
 
            E                              Am 
'cause it's always been the same old scene. 
 
          G                        F 
There's a new band in town but you can't get the sound  
 
       E                   Ab  
from a story in a magazine. 
 
Eb                          F         G 
aimed at your average teen. 
 
C                   E 
How about a pair of pink sidewinders 
 
      Bb                        F 
and a bright orange pair of pants? 
 
C                            E 
"Well, you could really be a Beau Brummel baby, 
 
       Bb                      F     Em  
if you just give it half a chance. 
 
                            Am 
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers. 
 
    Em                     D               G 
You get more milage from a cheaper pair of sneakers." 
 
C           Em        Bb           F 
Next phase, new wave, dance trace, anyways 
 
     Am             G          C 
it's still rock and roll to me. 
 
G 
F     E    Am     G     F 
E7    Ab   Eb     F     G 
 
C                          E 
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing? 
 
       Bb                           F 
"Don't know that they're out of tough?" 
 
C                       E 
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?" 
 
      Bb                           F      Em 
If You are, then you think too much." 
 
Em                        Am 
"Don't you know about the new fashion, honey? 
 
Em                           D          G 
All you need are looks and a whole lota money." 
 
         C           Em        Bb             
It's the next phase, new wave, dance trace; anyways 
 
     Am             G         C          C 
it's still rock and roll to me. 
 
C           E                 Bb 
Everybody's talking about the new sound.  
 
                G                       C9 
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.