[Intro]
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[Versetto]
C                            Em 
  What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? 
          Bb                         F 
"Can't ya tell that your tie's too wide?" 
C                         Em 
  Maybe I should buy some old tab collars? 
         Bb                  F 
"Welcome back to the age of jive."
[Ritornello]
Em                             Am 
   "Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey? 
    Em                          D              G 
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money." 
C           Em                Bb 
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound. 
F               Am             G        C 
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
[Versetto]
C                            Em 
  What's the matter with the car I'm driving? 
          Bb                      F 
"Can't ya tell that 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?"
[Ritornello]
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 funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk, 
     Am             G        C 
it's still rock and roll to me
[Ponte]
C     G                             F 
  Oh,   it doesn't matter what they say in the papers, 
     E                          Am 
it's always been the same old scene. 
                G                        F 
Well, there's a new band in town but you can't get the sound 
       E               Ab 
from a story in a magazine, 
Eb                     F     G N.C. 
aimed at your average teen.
[Versetto]
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."
[Ritornello]
Em                              Am 
   "Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers. 
    Em                      D             G 
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers." 
C           Em        Bb           F 
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways 
     Am             G        C 
it's still rock and roll to me.
[Strumentale]
G     F     E     Am 
G     F     E7 
Ab    Eb    F     G N.C.  
                  Ooooooooh 
[Versetto]
C                            Em 
  What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing? 
          Bb                         F 
"Don't ya know that they're out of touch?" 
C                      Em 
  Should I try to be a straight 'A' student? 
       Bb                       F 
"If ya are, then you think too much."
[Versetto]
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 craze, anyways 
     Am             G        C 
it's still rock and roll to me.
[Outro]
C  N.C.     Em N.C.           Bb  N.C. 
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound. 
F  N.C.         G     N.C.                 C9 
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.