Key: Eb major
Verse 1
C
Db
C
Db
The
C
Db
warden
threw a party in the county jail
C
Db
The prison band was there and
the joint began to swing
C
Db
You should've heard them
Verse 2
F#
Db
Let's rock; everybody,
Ab
Db
let's rock
Ab
C
Ab
F#
Db
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Ab
Spider
Verse 3
on the slide trombone
C
Db
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash,
boom, bang
C
Db
The whole rhythm section
was the Purple Gang
Verse 4
F#
Db
F#
Db
Let's rock; everybody,
Ab
Db
let's rock
Ab
F#
Everybody in the whole cell block
Verse 5
Db
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
C
Db
I sure would be delighted
with your company
C
Db
Come on and do the Jailhouse
Rock with me"
Verse 6
F#
Db
F#
Db
Let's rock; everybody,
let's rock
Ab
C
F#
Db
Everybody in the whole cell block
Ab
Db
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Ab
F#
Dbm
Interlude 1
Db
Ab
Db
Ab
F#
Db
C
Verse 7
on a block of stone
C
Db
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
C
Db
The warden said, "Hey, buddy,
don't you be no square
C
Db
If you can't find a partner,
use a wooden chair"
Verse 8
F#
Db
Dbm
Db
Dbm
Let's rock; everybody,
Ab
F#
Dbm
Everybody in the whole cell block
Verse 9
"For Heaven's sake
C
Db
No one's lookin'; now's our
Db
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, nix
C
Db
I want to stick around a while
and get my kicks"
F#
Let's
Verse 10
Db
F#
Db
rock; everybody,
Ab
Db
let's rock
Ab
C
Ab
F#
Db
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Verse 11
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
C
Db
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
C
Db
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
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