Jailhouse Rock Guitar Chords & Lyrics
By Elvis Presley · Accurate chord sheet on WokChords (Wok Chords)
Key
Db
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Verse 1
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The
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warden
threw a party, in the county jail
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..
D
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..
D
prison
band was there and, they began to
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wail
D
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..
D
band
was jumpin' and, the joint began to
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swing
D
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shou
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ld've
heard thosed, kocked out jail birds
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sin
D
g
Lets
G7
Rock
! Lets
D
Rock
!
A7
Everybody
in the whole cell
G7
block,
Was
D
a-dancin'
to the
G7
Jail-house
D
Rock!
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..
D
Spider
Murphy played, the tenor saxophone
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..
D
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..
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Little
Joe was blowin', on the slide
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trombone
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The
D
drummer
boy for, Illinois went crash,
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boom,
D
bang
!
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The
D
whole
rhythm, section was the purple
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gang
D
Lets
G7
Rock
! Lets
D
Rock
!
A7
Everybody
in the whole cell
G7
block,
Was
D
a-dancin'
to the
G7
Jail-house
D
Rock!
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..
D
Number
forty seven, said to Number Three:
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..
D
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..
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You're
the cutest, jailbird I ever did see.
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..
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I
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sure
would be, delighted with your company
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..
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..
D
Come
on and do the, jailhouse rock with me.
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..
D
Lets
G7
Rock
! Lets
D
Rock
!
A7
Everybody
in the whole cell
G7
block,
Was
D
a-dancin'
to the
G7
Jail-house
D
Rock!
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The
D
sad
sack was a-sittin', on a block of
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stone
D
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Way
D
over
in the corner, weeping all alone
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..
D
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The
D
warden
said: ", Hey, buddy, don't you be
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no
D
square.
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If
y
D
ou
can't find a, partner use a wooden cha
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ir
!
D
"
Lets
G7
Rock
! Lets
D
Rock
!
A7
Everybody
in the whole cell
G7
block,
Was
D
a-dancin'
to the
G7
Jail-house
D
Rock!
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..
D
Shifty
Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's
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sakes,
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No
o
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ne's
lookin'; now's, our chance to make a
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bre
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ak
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..
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Bugsy
turned to Shifty, and he said " Nix,
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nix;
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I
D
wanna
stick around a, while and get my
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kicks.
D
Lets
G7
Rock
! Lets
D
Rock
!
A7
Everybody
in the whole cell
G7
block,
Was
D
a-dancin'
to the
G7
Jail-house
D
Rock!