It's Still Rock & Roll To Me

IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME
By Billy Joel
Key: C
12/8 time

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What's the mat-ter with the 
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clothes I'm wear-ing?
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'Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?'
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May-be I should buy some old tab col-lars?
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'Wel-come back to the age of jive.
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Where have you been hid-in' out 
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late-ly, hon-ey?
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You can't dress trash-y 
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till you spend a lot of mon-ey.'
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Ev-’ry-bod-y's talk-in' 'bout the new sound
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Fun-ny, but it's still rock and roll to me

What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
'Can't you tell that it's out of style?'
Should I get a set of while wall tires?
'Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?
Nowadays you can't be too sentimental
Your best bet's a true baby blue Continental.'
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk
It's still rock and roll to me

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Oh, it does-n't mat-ter 
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what they say in the pa-pers 
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'Cause it's al-ways been the same old scene.
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There's a new band in town
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But you can't get the sound 
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from a sto-ry in a mag-a-zine...
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Aimed at your av-er-age teen  Oooh!


How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
'You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance.
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers,
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers.'
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It's still rock and roll to me

What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
'Don't you know that they're out of touch?'
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?
'If you are then you think too much.
Don't you know about the new fashion honey?
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money.'
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It's still rock and roll to me

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Ev-‘ry-bod-y's talk-in' 'bout the new sound
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Fun-ny, but it's still rock and roll to me