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