Artist: | Billy Joel (English) |
User: | Mike David |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Default |
Abusive: | |
Comment: | - |
IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME
by Billy Joel
[INTRO]
C
[VERSE]
C
What's the matter with
Em
the clothes I'm wearing?
Bb
"Can't you tell that your tie's
F
too wide?"
C
Maybe I should buy some
Em
old tab collars?
Bb F
"Welcome back to the age of jive
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"
C Em
Everybody's talkin' 'bout
Bb
the new sound
F Am
Funny, but it's still
G C
rock and roll to me
[VERSE]
C
What's the matter with
Em
the car I'm driving?
Bb
"Can't you tell that it's
F
out of style?"
C
Should I get a set
Em
of white wall tires?
Bb
"Are you gonna cruise the miracle
F
mile?
Em
Nowadays you can't be
Am
too sentimental
Em
Your best bet's a true baby
D G
blue Continental"
C Em
Hot funk, cool punk,
Bb F
even if it's old junk
Am G C
It's still rock and roll to me
[CHORUS]
G
Oh, it doesn't matter what they
F6
say in the papers
Em
'Cause it's always been
Am
the same old scene
G
There's a new band in town
F6
But you can't get the sound
D7 Ab
from a story in a magazine...
Eb F G
Aimed at your average teen
[VERSE]
C
How about a pair
Em
of pink sidewinders
Bb F
And a bright orange pair of pants?
C
"You could really be
Em
a Beau Brummell baby
Bb F
If you just give it half a chance
Em
Don't waste your money
Am
on a new set of speakers,
Em
You get more mileage from
D G
a cheap pair of sneakers"
C Em
Next phase, new wave,
Bb F
dance craze, anyways
Am G C
It's still rock and roll to me
[INSTRUMENTAL]
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Ooh...
[VERSE]
C
What's the matter
Em
with the crowd I'm seeing?
Bb
"Don't you know that they're
F
out of touch?"
C
Should I try to be
Em
a straight 'A' student?
Bb F
"If you are then you think too much
En
Don't you know about
Am
the new fashion honey?
Em
All you need are looks
D G
and a whole lotta money"
C Em
It's the next phase, new wave,
Bb F
dance craze, anyways
Am G C
It's still rock and roll to me
[CODA]
C Em
Everybody's talkin' 'bout
Bb
the new sound
F Am
Funny, but it's still
G C C7
rock and roll to me