JAIL HOUSE ROCK  (Elvis Presley)
 
 
F#     G
  The warden threw a party at 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                                 G   A     Bb
You should've heard those knocked out jail birds sing 


 B    C          G
Lets rock  lets rock
      D                       C
Everybody in the whole cell block
       G             C7        G
was a-dancin to the jailhouse rock


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


 B    C          G
Lets rock  lets rock
      D                       C
Everybody in the whole cell block
       G             C7        G
was a-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                        G     A  Bb
   Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me


 B    C          G
Lets rock  lets rock
      D                       C
Everybody in the whole cell block
       G             C7        G
was a-dancin to the jailhouse rock


F#     G
  The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
F#     G
   Way over in the corner weeping all alone
F#      G
   The warden said, "Hey buddy don't you be no square
F#     G                              G  A   Bb 
   if you can't find a partner use a wooden chair"


 B     C         G
Lets rock  lets rock
      D                       C
Everybody in the whole cell block
       G             C7        G
was a-dancin to the jailhouse rock


F# G
  Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For heaven's sake
F#    G
   no ones lookin nows our chance to make a break"
F#     G
   Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said nix nix
F#   G                              G  A   Bb
  I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks


 B    C          G
Lets rock  lets rock
      D                       C
Everybody in the whole cell block
        G            C7        G
was a-dancin to the jailhouse rock