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