Jailhouse Rock

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    The warden threw a party in the county jail
F# G
    The prison band was there and they began to wail
F# G
    The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
F# G
    You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing

      C                     G
Let's rock everybody, let's rock
     D                      C
Everybody in the whole cell block
    G
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

F# G
    Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
F# G
    Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
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    The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
F# G
    The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang

      C                     G
Let's rock everybody, let's rock
     D                      C
Everybody in the whole cell block
    G
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

F# G
    Number forty-seven said to number three
F# G
    "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
F# G
    I sure would be delighted with your company
F# G
    Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"

      C                     G
Let's rock everybody, let's rock
     D                      C
Everybody in the whole cell block
    G
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

C G D C G

F# G
    Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone
F# G
    Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
F# G
    The warden said, "hey, buddy, don't you be no square
F# G
    If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair"

      C                     G
Let's rock everybody, let's rock
     D                      C
Everybody in the whole cell block
    G
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

F# G
    Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake
F# G
    No one's lookin' now's our chance to make a break"
F# G
    Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, Nix
F# G
    I want to stick around a while and get my kicks"

      C                     G
Let's rock everybody, let's rock
     D                      C
Everybody in the whole cell block
    G
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

F# G
    Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
F# G
    Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
F# G
    Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

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