Key: Eb major
Verse 1
D#
E
D#
E
The
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E
warden
threw a party in the county jail
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E
The prison band was there and
the joint began to swing
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You should've heard them
Verse 2
A
E
Let's rock; everybody,
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E
let's rock
B
Eb
B
A
E
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
B
Spider
Verse 3
on the slide trombone
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E
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash,
boom, bang
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E
The whole rhythm section
was the Purple Gang
Verse 4
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A
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Let's rock; everybody,
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let's rock
B
A
Everybody in the whole cell block
Verse 5
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I sure would be delighted
with your company
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Come on and do the Jailhouse
Rock with me"
Verse 6
A
E
A
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Let's rock; everybody,
let's rock
B
Eb
A
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Everybody in the whole cell block
B
E
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
B
A
Em
Interlude 1
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B
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B
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Eb
Verse 7
on a block of stone
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Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
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E
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
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Em
E
Em
Let's rock; everybody,
B
A
Em
Everybody in the whole cell block
Verse 9
"For Heaven's sake
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No one's lookin'; now's our
E
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, nix
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I want to stick around a while
and get my kicks"
A
Let's
Verse 10
E
A
E
rock; everybody,
B
E
let's rock
B
Eb
B
A
E
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Verse 11
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
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E
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Eb
E
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
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