Easy Version
| Intro: |
| D5 Eb5 D5 Eb D5 Eb |
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| G|-7--8-------7--8------7--8--| |
| D|-7--8-------7--8------7--8--| |
| A|-5--6-------5--6------5--6--| |
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| The warden threw a party |
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| In the county jail |
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| The prison band was there |
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| And they began to wail |
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| The band was jumpin' and the joint |
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| Began to swing |
| Eb5 |
| You should've heard them knocked out |
| Eb5 |
| Jailbirds sing |
| Ab Eb |
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
| Bb Ab |
| Everybody in the whole cell block |
| Eb |
| Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
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| Spider Murphy played |
| D5 |
| the tenor saxophone |
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| Little Joe was blowin' |
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| On the slide trombone |
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| The drummer boy |
| Eb5 |
| from Illinois went crash |
| D5 |
| Boom, bang |
| Eb5 |
| The whole rhythm |
| Eb5 |
| section was the Purple Gang |
| Ab Eb |
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
| Bb Ab |
| Everybody in the whole cell block |
| Eb |
| Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
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| Number forty-seven |
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| said to number three |
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| "You're the cutest jailbird |
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| I ever did see |
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| I sure would be delighted |
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| With your company |
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| Come on and do the |
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| Jailhouse Rock with me" |
| Ab Eb |
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
| Bb Ab |
| Everybody in the whole cell block |
| Eb |
| Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Bridge: |
| Ab Eb Bb Ab7 Eb Eb D5 |
| Eb5 |
| Sad sack was sittin' |
| D5 |
| on a block of stone |
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| Way over in the corner |
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| weepin' all alone |
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| The warden said |
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| "Hey, buddy |
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| don't you be no square |
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| If you can't find a partner |
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| Use a wooden chair" |
| Ab Eb |
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
| Bb Ab7 |
| Everybody in the whole cell block |
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| Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Eb5 |
| Shifty Henry said to Bugs |
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| "For Heaven's sake |
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| No one's lookin' now's our chance |
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| To make a break" |
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| Bugsy turned to Shifty and |
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| He said, "Nix, nix |
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| I want to stick around |
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| A while and get my kicks" |
| Bridge: |
| Eb5 Eb5 D5 Eb5 x4 |
| Ab Eb |
| Let's rock, everybody, let's rock |
| Bb Ab7 |
| Everybody in the whole cell block |
| Eb D5 |
| Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Eb D5 |
| Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Eb D5 |
| Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Eb D5 |
| Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Eb D5 |
| Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Eb D5 |
| Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Eb D5 |
| Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock |
| Ending: |
| D5 Eb5 Eb5 Eb5 x4 |
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