JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" adalah lagu hit Billy Joel yang dirilis pada 1980 melalui album Glass Houses.
Lagu ini menduduki urutan pertama pada tangga lagu Billboard's Pop Singles.
Album Glass Houses pun menang di Grammy Award untuk kategori Album of the Year pada 1981.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Piano Man - Billy Joel
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" dari Billy Joel.
[Intro]
| C | C | C | C |
[Verse 1]
C Em
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Bb F
"Can't ya tell that your tie's too wide?"
C Em
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?
Bb F
"Welcome back to the age of jive."
[Chorus 1]
Em Am
"Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey?
Em D G
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money."
C Em Bb
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound.
F Am G C
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
[Verse 2]
C Em
What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
Bb F
"Can't ya tell that 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?"
[Chorus 2]
Em Am
"Nowadays you can'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.
[Bridge]
C G F
Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers,
E Am
it's always been the same old scene.
G F
Well, there's a new band in town but you can't get the sound
E Ab
from a story in a magazine,
Eb F G N.C.
aimed at your average teen.
[Verse 3]
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."
[Chorus 3]
Em Am
"Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers.
Em D G
You get more mileage from a cheap 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.
[Instrumental]
G F E Am
G F E7
Ab Eb F G N.C.
Ooooooooh
[Verse 4]
C Em
What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
Bb F
"Don't ya know that they're out of touch?"
C Em
Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?
Bb F
"If ya are, then you think too much."
[Chorus 4]
Em Am
"Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
Em D G
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money."
C Em Bb F
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
Am G C
it's still rock and roll to me.
[Ending]
C N.C. Em N.C. Bb N.C.
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound.
F N.C. G N.C. C9
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.