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