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