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It’s still rock ’n’ roll to me    (video)    (midi)

 

    C ~ ~

 

    C                                            Em

1.     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 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               F

    Everybody talking 'bout the new sound, funny,

                Am                G       C

    but it's still rock and roll to me.

 

   C                                           Em

2.    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 tyres?

                    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 funk, cool punk even if it's old junk,

          Am                G       C

    it's still rock and roll to me.

 

          - G                                              F

+  Oh,       it doesn't matter what they say in the papers,

                     Em                                        A

    '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

                 Em                  G#   D#                                  F     - G

    from a story in a magazine, aimed at your average teen. 

 

   C                                  Em

3.    How about a pair of pink sidewinders

               Bb                             F

    and a bright orange pair of pants?

C                                                Em

    "Well, you could really be a Beau Brummel, baby,

              Bb                         F 

    if you just give it half a chance.”   

 

Em                                                Am  

    “Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers.

            Em                                      D                      G

    you get more mileage 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.

 

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   C                                              Em

4.    What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing ?

                 Bb                                 F

    "Don't know that they're out of touch?"

C                                    Em    

    Should I try to be a straight student?

                Bb                                  F

    “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 lot a money."

                 C                 Em            Bb                F

    It's the next phase, new wave, dance trace, anyways,

          Am                G       C

    it's still rock and roll to me.

 

     C                 E                         Bb                F

+  Everybody's talking about the new sound, funny,

                Am                G       C     - Bb

    but it's still rock and roll to me.

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