Elvis Presley
Transposer

Jailhouse Rock


Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller


Slide : pasted-graphic-3pasted-graphic-1
Chorus : pasted-graphic-3-3pasted-graphic-3-2pasted-graphic-2

Song : G
Intro :
Eb7 E7 Eb7 E7 Eb7 E7
Eb7 E7
The warden threw a party in the county jail
Eb7 E7
prison band was there and they began to wail
Eb7 E7
band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
Eb7 E7
should've heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing

Chorus :

A7
Lets Rock !
E7
Lets Rock !
B7 A7
Everybody in the whole cell block
E7 A7 E7
Was a-dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!
Eb7 E7
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Eb7 E7
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
Eb7 E7
The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang !
Eb7 E7
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang

Chorus

Eb7 E7
Number forty seven said to Number Three:
Eb7 E7
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
Eb7 E7
I sure would be delighted with your company
Eb7 E7
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me.

Chorus

Eb7 E7
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
Eb7 E7
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
Eb7 E7
The warden said: " Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
Eb7 E7
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair !"

Chorus

Eb7 E7
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
Eb7 E7
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
Eb7 E7
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, nix;
Eb7 E7
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.

Chorus

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