Still Rock and Roll to Me
Billy Joel - Glass Houses - 1980
{title: Still Rock and Roll to Me}
{subtitle: Billy Joel}
{key: C}
{ci: Verse 1}
[C]What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
[Em]"Can't you tell that your [Bb]tie's too [F]wide?"
[C]Maybe I should buy some old tab collar?
[Em]"Welcome back to the [Bb]age of [F]jive
[Em]Where have you been hidin' out [Am]lately honey?
[Em]You can't dress trashy till you [D]spend a lot of [G]money"
{ci: Refrain}
[C]Everybody [Em]talking 'bout the [Bb]new sound
[F]Funny but it's [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me
{ci: Verse 2}
[C]What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
[Em]"Can't tell it's [Bb]out of [F]style?"
[C]Should I get a set of white wall tires?
[Em]"Are you gonna [Bb]cruise the miracle [F]mile?
[Em]Nowadays you can't be too [Am]sentimental
[Em]Your best bet's a true baby [D]blue Contin[G]ental"
{ci: Refrain}
{ci: Interlude}
[C]Hot funk, [Em]cool punk [Bb]even if it's [F]old junk
It's [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me
{ci: Bridge}
[G]Oh it doesn't matter what they say in the papers
[F]'Cause it's [E7]always been the same old [Am]scene
[G]There's a new band in town but you can't get the sound
[F]From a story in a [E7]magazine [Ab]
[Eb]Aimed at your [F]average [G]teen
{ci: Verse 3}
[C]How about a pair of pink sidewinders
[Em]And a bright orange [Bb]pair of [F]pants?
[C]"Well you could really be a Beau Brummel baby
[Em]If you just give it [Bb]half a [F]chance
[Em]Don't waste your money on a new set of [Am]speakers
[Em]You get more mileage from a [D]cheaper pair of [G]sneakers"
{ci: Refrain}
[C]Next phase, [Em]new wave, [Bb]dance craze, [F]anyways
It's [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me
{ci: Solo}
[G] [F] [E7] [Am]
[G] [F] [E7] [Ab] [Eb] [F] [G]
{ci: Verse 4}
[C]What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
[Em]"Don't know that they're [Bb]out of [F]touch?"
[C]"Should I try to be a straight A student?"
[Em]"If you are then you [Bb]think too [F]much"
[Em]"Don't you know about the new fashion [Am]honey?
[Em]All you need are looks and a [D]whole lotta [G]money"
[C]It's the next phase, [Em]new wave, [Bb]dance craze [F]anyways
It's [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me
{ci: Outro}
[C]Everybody's [Em]talking about the [Bb]new sound
[F]Funny but it's [G]still rock and [C]roll to me [C9]
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