Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock easy guitar chords by Elvis Presley

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    The 
    warden 
    threw 
    party 
    in 
    the 
    county 
    jail 

    The 
    prison 
    band 
    was 
    there 

    and 
    they 
    began 
    to 
    wail 

    The 
    band 
    was 
    jumpin' 

    and 
    the 
    joint 
    began 
    to 
    swing 

    You 
    should've 
    heard 
    them 
    knocked-out 

    jailbirds 
    sing 

    Let's 
    rock; 
    everybody, 
    let's 
    rock 

    Every
    body 
    in 
    the 
    whole 
    cell 
    block 

    Was 
    dancin' 
    to 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 

    Verse 2
    Spider 
    Murphy 
    played 
    the 
    tenor 
    saxophone 

    Little 
    Joe 
    was 
    blowin' 

    on 
    the 
    slide 
    trom
    bone 

    The 
    drummer 
    boy 
    from 
    Illinois 
    went 

    crash, 
    boom, 
    bang 

    The 
    whole 
    rhythm 
    section 

    was 
    the 
    Purple 
    Gang 

    Let's 
    rock, 
    everybody, 
    let's 
    rock 

    Every
    body 
    in 
    the 
    whole 
    cell 
    block 

    Was 
    dancin' 
    to 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 

    Verse 3
    Number 
    forty-seven 
    said 
    to 
    number 
    three 

    "You're 
    the 
    cutest 
    jailbird 
    ever 
    did 
    see 

    sure 
    would 
    be 
    delighted 

    with 
    your 
    company 

    Come 
    on 
    and 
    do 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 
    with 
    me" 

    Let's 
    rock, 
    everybody, 
    let's 
    rock 

    Every
    body 
    in 
    the 
    whole 
    cell 
    block 

    Was 
    dancin' 
    to 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 

    Solo 1


    Verse 4
    Sad 
    sack 
    was 
    sittin' 
    on 
    block 
    of 
    stone 

    Way 
    over 
    in 
    the 
    corner 
    weepin' 
    all 
    alone 

    The 
    warden 
    said, 

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

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

    Let's 
    rock, 
    everybody, 
    let's 
    rock 

    Every
    body 
    in 
    the 
    whole 
    cell 
    block 

    Was 
    dancin' 
    to 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 

    Verse 5
    Shifty 
    Henry 
    said 
    to 
    Bugs: 
    for 
    Heaven's 
    sake 

    No 
    one's 
    lookin', 

    now's 
    our 
    chance 
    to 
    make 
    break 

    Bugsy 
    turned 
    to 
    Shifty 
    and 
    he 
    said: 
    Nix, 
    Nix 

    want 
    to 
    stick 
    around 
    while 
    and 
    get 
    my 
    kicks 

    Let's 
    rock, 
    everybody, 
    let's 
    rock 

    Every
    body 
    in 
    the 
    whole 
    cell 
    block 

    Was 
    dancin' 
    to 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 

    Outro 1
    Dancin' 
    to 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 

    Dancin' 
    to 
    the 
    Jailhouse 
    Rock 

    [Repeat 
    and 
    fade] 
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