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