It's still Rock'n'Roll to me Chords
by Billy Joel
It's still Rock'n'Roll to me by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, Bb, F, Am, D, G, Ab, Eb, E, E7 and C9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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.