Jailhouse Rock Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[F#][G][D][G]
[D]

[Verse 1]
The [G]warden threw
a party in the county jail
[D]The pri[G]son band was there and
They began to wail
[F#]The band[G] was jumpin' and the
Joint began to swing
[F#]You [G]should've heard those knocked
Out jailbirds sing
Let's [C]rock, everybody, let's [G]rock
Every[D]body in the whole cell [C]block
Was dan[G]cin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[F#]Spider

[Verse 2]
[G]Murphy played
the tenor saxophone
[F#]Litt[G]le Joe was blowin'
on the slide trombone
[F#]The drum[G]mer boy from Illinois
Went crash, boom, bang
[F#]The whol[G]e rhythm section
was the Purple Gang
Let's [C]rock, every[G]body, let's rock
Every[D]body in the whole cell [C]block
Was dan[G]cin' to the Jailhouse [C]Rock
[G]
[D][C][G]
[C][G]
[D][C][G][D]
[G]Number forty- seven said to
number [F#]three
[G]"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
[D]I s[G]ure would be delighted
with your company
[F#]Come on an[G]d do the Jailhouse
Rock with me"
Let's [C]rock, everybody, let's [G]rock
Every[D]body in the whole cell [C]block
[G]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
[F#]The sad

[Verse 3]
[G]sack was a sittin'
On a block of stone
[D]Way ove[G]r in the corner weepin' all alone
[F#]The ward[G]en said, "Hey, buddy
Don't you be no square
[F#]If you c[G]an't find a partner
Use a wooden chair"
Let's [C]rock, everybody, [G]let's rock
Every[D]body in the whole cell [C]block
[G]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G]
[D][C]
[G][Bb][C][G]
[F][D][C]
[G][F#][G][D]
[G]
[D]

[Verse 4]
[G]Shifty Henry said to Bugs,
"For Heaven's [F#]sake
[G]No one's lookin'
Now's our chance to
make a [F#]break"
[G]Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said,
"Nix nix
[F#]I wann[G]a stick around a
while and get my kicks
[C]Let's rock, everybody, [G]let's rock
Every[D]body in the whole cell [C]block
[G]Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

[Verse 5]
[G]Dancin' to the Jailhouse
Dancin' to the Jailhouse
Dancin' to [Dm]the Jailhouse
[D]Dancin[G]' to the Jailhouse
Well, dancin' to the Jailhouse
Well, dancin' to the Jailhouse
Well, dancin' to the Jailhouse
Well, well, da da dancin' to the Jailhouse
Da da dancin' to the Jailhouse
Da da dancin' to [D]the[G]
Jailhouse