Jailhouse Rock chords by 
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 
N/A
Key: E major•
Verse 1
D#
E
D#
E
D#
E
The warden threw
a party in the county jail.
D#
E
The prison band was there
and they began to wail.
D#
E
The band was jumpin' and
the joint began to swing.
D#
E
You should've heard those
knocked out jailbirds sing.
A
E
Lets rock, everybody, let s rock.
B
A
Every body in the whole cell block
E
Was dan cin' to the jailhouse rock.
Spider Murphy played the
tenor saxophone,
D#
E
Little Joe was blowin'
on the slide trombone.
D#
E
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash,
boom, bang,
D#
E
The whole rhythm section
was the purple gang.
A
E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
B
A
Every body in the whole cell block
E
Was dan cin' to the jailhouse rock.
D#
E
Num ber forty- seven said
D#
to number three:
E
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
Eb
E
I sure would be delighted
Eb
with your company,
E
Come on and do the
jailhouse rock with me.
A
E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
B
A
Every body in the whole cell block
E
Was dan cin' to the jailhouse
A
E
rock.
B
A
E
Eb
E
The sad sack was a sittin'
Eb
E
on a block of stone
Way over in the corner
Eb
E
weep in' all alone.
The warden said, hey, buddy,
don't you be no square.
Eb
E
If you can't find a partner
use a wooden chair.
A
E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
B
A
Everybody in the whole cell block
E
Was dan cin' to the
Eb
E
jailhouse rock.
Shifty Henry said to bugs,
Eb
for heavens sake,
E
No ones lookin',
Eb
E
now's our chance to make a break.
Eb
E
Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while
and get my kicks.
A
E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
B
A
E
Every body in the whole cell block
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD# E A B Eb
D#
E
A
B
Eb
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
0
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