Intro: |
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A|-5--6-------5--6------5--6--| |
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The warden threw a party |
Eb5 D5 |
In the county jail |
Eb5 |
The prison band was there |
Eb5 D5 |
And they began to wail |
Eb5 |
The band was jumpin' and the joint |
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Began to swing |
Eb5 |
You should've heard them knocked out |
Eb5 |
Jailbirds sing |
Ab Eb |
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
Bb Ab |
Everybody in the whole cell block |
Eb |
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb5 |
Spider Murphy played |
D5 |
the tenor saxophone |
Eb5 |
Little Joe was blowin' |
D5 |
On the slide trombone |
Eb5 |
The drummer boy |
Eb5 |
from Illinois went crash |
D5 |
Boom, bang |
Eb5 |
The whole rhythm |
Eb5 |
section was the Purple Gang |
Ab Eb |
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
Bb Ab |
Everybody in the whole cell block |
Eb |
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb5 |
Number forty-seven |
D5 |
said to number three |
Eb5 |
"You're the cutest jailbird |
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I ever did see |
Eb5 |
I sure would be delighted |
D5 |
With your company |
Eb5 |
Come on and do the |
Eb5 |
Jailhouse Rock with me" |
Ab Eb |
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
Bb Ab |
Everybody in the whole cell block |
Eb |
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Bridge: |
Ab Eb Bb Ab7 Eb Eb D5 |
Eb5 |
Sad sack was sittin' |
D5 |
on a block of stone |
Eb5 |
Way over in the corner |
D5 |
weepin' all alone |
Eb5 |
The warden said |
Eb5 |
"Hey, buddy |
D5 |
don't you be no square |
Eb5 |
If you can't find a partner |
Eb5 |
Use a wooden chair" |
Ab Eb |
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
Bb Ab7 |
Everybody in the whole cell block |
Eb D5 |
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb5 |
Shifty Henry said to Bugs |
Eb5 D5 |
"For Heaven's sake |
Eb5 |
No one's lookin' now's our chance |
Eb5 D5 |
To make a break" |
Eb5 |
Bugsy turned to Shifty and |
Eb5 D5 |
He said, "Nix, nix |
Eb5 |
I want to stick around |
Eb5 |
A while and get my kicks" |
Bridge: |
Eb5 Eb5 D5 Eb5 x4 |
Ab Eb |
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
Bb Ab7 |
Everybody in the whole cell block |
Eb D5 |
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb D5 |
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb D5 |
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb D5 |
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb D5 |
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb D5 |
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Eb D5 |
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
Ending: |
D5 Eb5 Eb5 Eb5 x4 |