Billy Joel - Its Still Rock And Roll To Me Chords & Tabs

        It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel

This piece is in 12/8 time in the style of swung 8th-notes.


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|.-C---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|------------------------------|
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  What's the matter with the    clothes I'm wearing? Can't You  

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|--A#---1--1---1--1---1--1--1-|----------------------------.|
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  tell that your tie's too       wide?"

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|.-C---3--3---3--3---3--3---3-|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--E---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
  Maybe I should bye some        old tab collars    Welcome 

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|--A#---1--1---1--1---1--1--1-|----------------------------.|
|-----------------------------|--F---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|
  back to the age of             jive.


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|--E---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|-----------------------------|
  Where have you been hiddin'   out lately, honey     You

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|--E---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|----------------G---3--3---3-|
  can't dress trashy till you   spend a lot of money"

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|-C-3-3-3---------------------|--A#---1--1---1--------------|
|----------- E---0--0---0-----|----------------F---1--1---1-|
Everybody’s  talkin’ 'bout the   new sound.    Funny, but it




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|--A---0--0---0---------------|--C---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
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   still          rock n roll    to me.
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     -Repeat the whole phrase with the exception of the intro-
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 What's the matter with the      car I'm driving? Can't you          
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|--1---1--1---1--1---1--1---1-|----------------------------.|
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  tell it's out of               style?"

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  Should I get a set of          white wall tires?  "Are you 


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   gonna cruise the miracle             mile?


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|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|-----------------------------|
  Nowadays you cant't be         too sentimental.     Your


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|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-|----------------3---3--3---3-|
   best bet's a true baby,       blue    Continental

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|-3-3-3-3---------------------|--1---1--1---1---------------|
|----------- 0---0--0---0-----|----------------1---1--1---1-|
 Hot funk,   cool punk           even if it's  old junk  Its

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|--0---0--0---0---------------|--3---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
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   still         rocknroll to    me.              Ohhhhhhhh    




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|---3---3---3----3------------|---1----1----1----1----------
  it doesn't matter what they    say in the pappers, cause

 
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 it's always been the same old   scene.


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|---3---3---3------3-------------|--1---1-----1------1----------|
There's a new band in town butyou   can't get the sound from a


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|---0---0----0----0-----------|--4---4--4---4---------------|
   story in a       mag  a       zine             
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|--0---0--0---0--0------------|--1-------1-----1-----1----3-
  aimed at your average         teen.