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Jailhouse Rock chords by
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

1958Rock
4.8 (55)
Intro 1
D

D

Verse 1
D

The warden threw a party in the county jail
D

The prison band was there

and they began to wail
D

The band was jumpin'

and the joint began to swing
D

You should've heard them knocked-out

jailbirds sing
G
D

Let's rock; everybody, let's rock
A
G

Everybody in the whole cell block
D

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Verse 2
D

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
D

Little Joe was blowin'

on the slide trombone
D

The drummer boy from Illinois went

crash, boom, bang
D

The whole rhythm section

was the Purple Gang
G
D

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
A
G

Everybody in the whole cell block
D

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Verse 3
D

Number forty-seven said to number three
D

"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
D

I sure would be delighted

with your company
D

Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"
G
D

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
A
G

Everybody in the whole cell block
D

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Solo 1
G
G
D
D

A
G
D
D

Verse 4
D

Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone
D

Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
D

The warden said,

"Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
D

If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair"
G
D

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
A
G

Everybody in the whole cell block
D

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Verse 5
D

Shifty Henry said to Bugs: for Heaven's sake
D

No one's lookin',

now's our chance to make a break
D

Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said: Nix, Nix
D

I want to stick around a while and get my kicks
G
D

Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
A
G

Everybody in the whole cell block
D

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Outro 1
D

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
D

Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[Repeat and fade]

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