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
About this song:
Jailhouse Rock is performed by Elvis Presley and written by Leiber & Stoller.
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