Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Jailhouse Rock chords

Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock

The warden threw a party in the county jail  Eb/E

prison band was there and they began to wail  Eb/E

band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing  Eb/E

should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing  Eb/E


Chorus

     A7
Lets Rock !
     E
Lets Rock !
     B7                     A7
Everybody in the whole cell block
      E              A7         E
Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!


                                       

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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone  Eb/E

Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone  Eb/E

The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!  Eb/E

The whole rhythm section was the purple gang  Eb/E


Chorus

                                     
Number forty seven said to Number Three,  Eb/E

You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.  Eb/E

I sure would be delighted with your company  Eb/E

Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.  Eb/E

Chorus

                                      
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone  Eb/E

Way over in the corner weeping all alone  Eb/E

The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.  Eb/E

If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!"  Eb/E


Chorus

                                      
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,  Eb/E/

No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break  Eb/E

Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix;  Eb/E

I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.  Eb/E


Chorus