Capo 1st
Chords used: E, A, B7
[Verse 1:]
E
The warden threw a party in the county jail,
E
Prison band was there and they began to wail,
E
Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,
E
Should've heard thosed knocked out jail birds sing,
[Chorus:]
A E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
B7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
E
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 2:]
E
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
E
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone,
E
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
E
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang,
[Chorus:]
A E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
B7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
E
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Verse 3:
E
Number forty-seven said to number three,
E
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see,
E
I sure would be delighted with your company,
E
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me,
[Chorus:]
A E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
B7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
E
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 4:]
E
The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone,
E
Way over in the corner weepin all alone,
E
The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square,
E
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair,
[Chorus:]
A E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
B7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
E
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 5:]
E
Shifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake,
E
No ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break,
E
Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,
E
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks,
[Chorus:]
A E
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
B7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
E
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
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