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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
C | C | C | C

Verse 1: 0:07
C
  What's the matter with
      Em
The clothes I'm wearing?
            A#
"Can't you tell that
                F
Your tie's too wide?"
0:14
C
  Maybe I should buy
     Em
Some old tab collars?
          A#
"Welcome back to
            F
The age of jive.

Chorus 1: 0:21
Em
  Where have you been hidin'
Am
Out lately, honey?
     Em
You can't dress trashy till you
  D             G
Spend a lot of money."
0:28
C            Em
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout the
 A#         F
New sound. Funny, but it's
  Am            G       C | C
Still rock and roll to me.

Verse 2: 0:36
C
  What's the matter with
     Em
The car I'm driving?
            A#
"Can't you tell that
              F
It's out of style?"
0:43
C
  Should I get a set
     Em
Of white wall tires?
          A#
"Are you gonna cruise
             F
The miracle mile?

Chorus 2: 0:50
Em
  Nowadays you can't be
 Am
Too sentimental.
      Em
Your best bet's a true baby
  D        G
Blue continental."
0:57
 C         Em
Hot funk, cool punk,
A#           F
Even if it's old junk, it's
 Am             G       C | C
Still rock and roll to me.    Oooo-

Bridge: 1:05
 G
-oh, It doesn't matter
           F
What they say in the papers
            E7
'Cause it's always been
               Am
The same old scene.
1:11
                 G
Well, there's a new band in town
         F
But you can't get the sound
         E7            G#
From a story in a magazine,
D#                     F  | G!
Aimed at your average teen.

Verse 3: 1:24
C
  How about a pair
    Em
Of pink sidewinders
        A#
And a bright orange
         F
Pair of pants?
1:30
C
  Well, you could really be
   Em
A Beau Brummel, baby,
        A#
If you just give
            F
It half a chance.

Chorus 3: 1:37
Em
  Don't waste your money on
   Am
A new set of speakers.
     Em
You get more mileage from
    D             G
A cheap pair of sneakers.
1:44
 C           Em
Next phase, new wave
 A#          F
Dance craze, anyways, it's
  Am            G       C | C
Still rock and roll to me.

Instrumental: 1:52
G | F | E7 | Am
        Oooo.
1:59
G | F | E7 | G#
2:06
D# | F | G!
         Oooooooo-

Verse 4: 2:13
 C
-oo, What's the matter with
      Em
The crowd I'm seeing?
             A#
"Don't you know that
                F
They're out of touch?"
2:19
C
  Should I try to be
     Em
A straight 'A' student?
        A#
"If you are, then
               F
You think too much."

Chorus 4: 2:26
Em
  "Don't you know about
     Am
The new fashion, honey?
Em
All you need are looks and
    D           G
A whole lot of money."
2:32
          C           Em
It's the next phase, new wave
 A#          F
Dance craze, anyways, it's
  Am            G       C
Still rock and roll to me.

Coda: 2:39
C!           Em!
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the
 A#!        F!
New sound. Funny, but it's
  G!                     | C!
Still rock and roll to me.

Key

key
C
original
key
C
C# B
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

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