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Billy Joel - It’s Still Rock ‘N’ Roll To Me Chords

Chord reference C, Em, Bb, F, G, Am, E7, G#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]What’s the matter with the [Em]clothes I’m wearing ? “Can’t you [Bb]tell that your tie’s too [F]wide ?” [C]Maybe I should buy some [Em]old tab collars ? “Welcome [Bb]back to the age of [F]jive.”

[Em]“Where have you been hiddin’ [Am]out lately, honey? You [Em]can’t dress trashy till you [D]spend a lot of [G]money.” [C]Everybody [Em]talking ’bout the [Bb]new sound, [F]funny, but it’s [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me.

[C]What’s the matter with the [Em]car I’m driving? “Can’t you [Bb]tell that it’s out of [F]style?” [C]Should I get a set of [Em]white wall tyres? “Are you [Bb]gonna cruise the miracle [F]mile?”

[Em]“Nowadays you can’t be [Am]too sentimental, your [Em]best bet’s a true, baby, [D]blue Conti[G]nental.” [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.

Oh, [G]it doesn’t matter what they [F]say in the papers, ’cause it’s [Em]always been the same old [A]scene. There’s a [G]new band in town but you [F]can’t get the sound from a [Em]story in a maga[G#]zine, [Eb]aimed at your average [F]teen. [G]

[C]How about a pair of [Em]pink sidewinders and a [Bb]bright orange pair of [F]pants? [C]“Well, you could really be a [Em]Beau Brummel, baby, if you [Bb]just give it half a [F]chance.”

[Em]“Don’t waste your money on a [Am]new set of speakers. you [Em]get more mileage from a [D]cheap pair of [G]sneakers.” [C]Next phase, [Em]new wave, [Bb]dance craze, [F]anyways, it’s [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me.

[G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [G#] [Eb] [F] [G]

[C]What’s the matter with the [Em]crowd I’m seeing? “Don’t you [Bb]know that they’re out of [F]touch?” [C]Should I try to be a [Em]straight A student? “If you [Bb]are, then you think too [Em]much”.

[Em]“Don’t you know about the [Am]new fashion, honey? [Em]all you need are looks and a [D]whole lot a [G]money.” It’s the [C]next phase, [Em]new wave, [Bb]dance craze, [F]anyways, it’s [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me.

[C]Everybody’s [Em]talking about the [Bb]new sound, [F]funny, but it’s [Am]still rock and [G]roll to [C]me. [C7]

Artist Billy Joel
Album Glass Houses
Genres Pop
Year 1980
Key C

How to Play It's Still Rock 'N' Roll on Guitar?

Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'N' Roll can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, Bb, F, G, Am, E7, G# chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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