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Jailhouse Rock

by Elvis Presley

Written by: Leiber & Stoller

JAILHOUSE ROCK Leiber & Stoller Elvis Presley F Tacet E ^The ||: war^den^threw^a par^ty^in^the | coun ty^jail l / ^The | ||: Spi^der^Mur^phy played^the^ten^or | sax o^phone e ~ / | ||: Num^ber^for^ty sev^en^said^to | num ber^three e ~ / | ||: The^sad^sack^was sit^ting^on^a | block of^stone e ~ / | ||: Shif^ty^Hen^ry said^to^Bugs^For | Hea ven's^sake e ~ / | F Tacet E | pri^son^band^was there^and^they^be | gan to^wail l / ^The | | Lit^tle^Joe^was blow^ing^on^the | slide trom^bone e / ^The | | Youre^the^cu^test ja^il^bird^I | ev^er did^see e / ^I | | way^o^ver^in the^corn^er^weep | ing^all a^lone e / ^The | | no^one's^look^ing now^s^our^chance | to^make a^break k / ^Bug | F Tacet E | band^was^jump^ing and^the^joint^be | gan to^swing g / ^You | | drum^mer^boy^from Il^li^nois^went | crash boom^bang g / ^the | | sure^would^be^de ligh^ted^with^your | com pa^ny y / ^come | | war^den^said^Hey bud^dy^don't^you | be no^square e / ^If | | sy^turned^to^Shif ty^and^he^said | Nix nix x / ^I | F Tacet Bb7 | should^ve^heard^those knocked out | jail birds^sing g ~ Let's | rock / / / | | who^le^rhy^thm sect^ion was^the | Pur ple^Gang g ~ Let's | rock / / / | | on^and^do^the Jail house | Rock with^me e ~ Let's | rock / / / | | you^can't^find^a part^ner^use^a | wood en^chair r ~ Let's | rock / / / | | wan^na^stick^a round^a^while^and | get my^kicks s ~ Let's | rock / / / | F C7 C4 | / ev^ry bo^dy let's | rock / / / | / / / Ev^ry | bo^dy^in^the whole cell^block |  Bb7 | kk / / ~ ^was | F Bb7 F E 1.2.3.4. | danc^ing^to^the ^Jail house ^Rock | kk / / / :|| F Bb7 F E 5. ||: danc^ing^to^the ^Jail house ^Rock | kk / / / :|| x 3 and fade

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Jailhouse Rock is performed by Elvis Presley and written by Leiber & Stoller. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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