IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME (Billy Joel)
 
 
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 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                            Em
  What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
 Bb                     F
Can't tell 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?
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 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 papers,
             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   Eb                     F    G 
from a story in a magazine aimed at your average teen.


C                     Em
 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 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.


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C                            Em
 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 'A' 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 lotta 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           Em                 Bb
Everybody's talking about the new sound. 
 F               Am             G      C
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.