Jailhouse Rock

	  		
Intro D#  E   D#  E 

Verse 1:
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The warden threw a party in the county jail 
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    Prison band was there and they began to wail 
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    Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing 
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    Should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing 
Chorus 
      A7 
Let's rock! 
                E 
Everybody let's rock! 
     B7                     A7 
Everybody in the whole cell block 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! 

Verse 2:
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    Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone 
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    Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone 
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    The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang! 
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    The whole rhythm section was the purple gang 
 
      A7 
Let's rock! 
                E 
Everybody let's rock! 
     B7                     A7 
Everybody in the whole cell block 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! 
Verse 
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    Number forty seven said to number three: 
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    "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. 
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  I sure would be delighted with your company 
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    Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me." 


  
    A7 
Let's rock! 
                E 
Everybody let's rock! 
     B7                     A7 
Everybody in the whole cell block 

      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Rock Rock 
Interlude: A7   A7   E   E   B7   A7   E   E 
Verse 
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    The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone 
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    Way over in the corner weeping all alone 
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    The warden said: "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. 
D#  E            N.C. 
    If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!" 


      A7 
Let's rock! 
                E 
Everybody let's rock! 
     B7                     A7 
Everybody in the whole cell block 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! 
Verse 
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    Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes, 
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    No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break 
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    Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix, nix; 
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    I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks." 

 
      A7 
Let's rock! 
                E 
Everybody let's rock! 
     B7                     A7 
Everybody in the whole cell block 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! 
      E              A7        E 
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!