[Intro]
B C 2x
[Verse]
B C B
The warden threw a party in the county jail
C B
The prison band was there and they began to wail
C B
The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing
C
You should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing
[Chorus]
F C
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
B C B
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
C B
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
C B
The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!
C
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
[Chorus]
F C
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
B C B
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
C B
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
C B
I sure would be delighted with your company
C
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.
[Chorus]
F C
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Solo]
F C
G F
C F C
[Verse]
B C B
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
C B
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
C B
The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
C
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !"
[Chorus]
F C
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
B C B
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
C B
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
C B
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix;
C
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
[Chorus]
F C
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Outro]
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Intro]
B C 2x
[Verse]
D#
C B
The warden threw a party in the county jail
C The prison band was there
B
and they began to wail
C The band was jumpin’
B
and the joint began to swing
C
You should've heard thosed
kocked out jail birds sing
[Chorus]
F Let’s rock, everybody,
C
let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
C B
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
C Little Joe was blowin'
B
on the slide trombone
C The drummer boy for Illinois
B
went crash, boom, bang!
C
The whole rhythm section
was the purple gang
[Chorus]
F Let’s rock, everybody,
C
let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
C B
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
C You're the cutest jailbird
B
I ever did see.
C I sure would be delighted
B
with your company
C
Come on and do the
jailhouse rock with me.
[Chorus]
F Let’s rock, everybody,
C
let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Solo]
F C
G F
C F C
[Verse]
D#
C B
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
C Way over in the corner
B
weeping all alone
C The warden said: " Hey, buddy,
B
don't you be no square.
C
If you can't find a partner
use a wooden chair !"
[Chorus]
F Let’s rock, everybody,
C
let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse]
D#
C B
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
E D#
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
C Bugsy turned to Shifty
B
and he said " Nix, nix;
C
I wanna stick around
a while and get my kicks.
[Chorus]
F Let’s rock, everybody,
C
let’s rock.
G F
Everybody in the whole cell block
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Outro]
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
C F C
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.