Jailhouse Rock
Elvis PresleyVersion1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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The warden threw a party in the county jail
prison band was there and they began to wail
band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing
Lets Rock !
Lets Rock !
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang !
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !"
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix;
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
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Readable chord sheet for Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[Eb] [E] [Eb] [E] The warden threw a party in the county jail prison band was there and they began to wail band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing Lets [A7]Rock ! Lets [E]Rock ! Every[B7]body in the whole cell [A7]block Was a-[E]dancin' to the [A7]Jail-house [E]Rock! [Eb]Spid[E]er Murphy played the tenor saxophone [Eb] [E] Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang ! The whole rhythm section was the purple gang [Eb]Numb[E]er forty seven said to Number Three: [Eb] [E] You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. I sure would be delighted with your company Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. [Eb]The [E]sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of ston[Eb]e [E] Way over in the corner weeping all alone The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !" [Eb]Shif[E]ty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sake[Eb]s, [E] No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix; I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.