Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley chords

Key: D Singer/Band: Elvis Presley


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