| C |
| C | Em |
| What’s the matter with the cl | othes I’m wearing? |
| Bb | F | |
| Can’t you t | ell that your tie’s too w | ide? |
| C | Em |
| Maybe I should buy some o | ld tab collars |
| Bb | F | |
| Welcome | back to the age of j | ive |
| Em | Am |
| Where have you been hidin’ o | ut lately, honey? |
| Em | D | G | |
| You | can’t dress trashy till you | spend a lot of | money |
| C | Em | Bb |
| Everybody’s | 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 you | tell it’s out of st | yle? |
| C | Em |
| Should I get a set of | white wall tires? |
| Bb | F | |
| Are you | gonna cruise the miracle mi | le? |
| Em | Am |
| Nowadays you can’t be t | oo sentimental |
| Em | D | G | |
| Your | best bet’s a true baby, | blue Conti | nental |
| C | Em | Bb | F |
| Hot funk, | cool punk | even if it’s | old junk |
| Am | G | C | |
| It’s | still rock and r | oll to m | e |
Bridge
| G | F | |
| O | h it doesn’t matter what they sa | y in the papers |
| E | Am | |
| ‘Cause it’s a | lways been the same old sc | ene |
| G | F | |
| There’s a | new band in town but you ca | n’t get the sound |
| E | Ab | |
| From a | story in a ma | gazine |
| Eb | F | G |
| Aimed at your average | teen |
| C | Em |
| How about a pair of | pink sidewinders |
| Bb | F | |
| And a | bright orange pair of pant | s? |
| C | Em |
| Well, you could really be a | Beau Brummel baby |
| Bb | F | |
| If you j | ust give it half a cha | nce |
| Em | Am |
| Don’t waste your money on a n | ew set of speakers |
| Em | D | G | |
| You | get more mileage from a ch | eap pair of sn | eakers |
| C | Em | Bb | F |
| Next phase, | new wave, | dance craze, | anyways |
| Am | G | C | |
| It’s | still rock and | roll to me |
Solo if appropriate
| G | F | E | Am | |||
| G | F | E7 | Ab | Eb | F | G |
| C | Em |
| What’s the matter with th | e crowd I’m seeing? |
| Bb | F | |
| Don’t you | know that they’re out of touc | h? |
| C | Em |
| Should I try to be a s | traight A student? |
| Bb | F | |
| If you | are, then you think too much |
| Em | Am |
| Don’t you know about the n | ew fashion, honey? |
| Em | D | G |
| All you need are looks and a w | hole lotta | money |
| C | Em | Bb | F | |
| It’s the n | ext phase, n | ew wave, d | ance craze, | anyways |
| Am | G | C | |
| It’s | still rock and | roll to me |
Hard stops on each chord
| C | Em | Bb |
| Everybody’s | talking about the n | ew sound |
| F | G | C9 |
| Funny, but it’s s | till rock and roll to me |