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