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.
Play 4x
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What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? Can't You
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tell that your tie's too wide?"
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Maybe I should bye some old tab collars Welcome
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back to the age of jive.
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Where have you been hiddin' out lately, honey You
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can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money"
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Everybody’s talkin’ 'bout the new sound. Funny, but it
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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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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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Nowadays you cant't be too sentimental. Your
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best bet's a true baby, blue Continental
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Hot funk, cool punk even if it's old junk Its
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still rocknroll to me. Ohhhhhhhh
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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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There's a new band in town butyou can't get the sound from a
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story in a mag a zine
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aimed at your average teen.