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