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It's still Rock'n'Roll to me

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners12 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
Em
BbDiagram coming soon
F
Am×
D××
G
AbDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
E
E7
C9Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              C                            Em
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
 
           Bb                            F
"Can't You tell that your tie's too wide?"
 
C                        Em
Maybe I should bye some old tab collars?
 
         Bb                  F
"Welcome back to the age of jive."
 
Em                          Am
"Where have you been hiddin' out lately, honey?
 
    Em                          D              G
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money"
 
C            Em                Bb
Everybody's talking 'bout the new sound. 
 
F               Am             G       C
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
 
C                          Em
What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
 
      Bb                 F
Can't tell 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?
 
Em                     Am
Nowadays you cant'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.
 
C    G                            F
Oh    it doesn't matter what they say in the papers,
 
            Em                              Am
'cause it's always been the same old scene.
 
          G                        F
There's a new band in town but you can't get the sound 
 
       Em                   Ab 
from a story in a magazine.
 
Eb                          F         G
aimed at your average teen.
 
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.
 
 Em                           Am
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers.
 
    Em                     D               G
You get more milage from a cheaper 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.
 
G
F     E    Am     G     F
E7    Ab   Eb     F     G
 
C                          Em
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
 
       Bb                           F
"Don't know that they're out of touch?"
 
C                       Em
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?"
 
      Bb                           F      Em
If You are, then you think too much."
 
Em                        Am
"Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
 
Em                           D          G
All you need are looks and a whole lota money."
 
         C           Em        Bb            
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze; anyways
 
     Am             G         C          C
it's still rock and roll to me.
 
C           E                 Bb
Everybody's talking about the new sound. 
 
                G                       C9
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
          
 

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Chord set

C · Em · Bb · F · Am · D · G · Ab · Eb · E · E7 · C9

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.