Artist: | Elvis Presley (English) |
User: | Clover Duo |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Clover Duo Collections
Cloyd Silver
Feb. 15, 2023
Jailhouse rock - Elvis Presly
original key (Eb)
[Intro]
C# D C# D
[Verse]
C# D
The warden threw a party in the county jail
C# D
Prison band was there and they began to wail
C# D
Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
C# D
Should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
[Chorus]
G7
Let's rock!
D
Everybody let's rock!
A7 G7
Everybody in the whole cell block
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
[Verse]
C# D
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
C# D
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
C# D
The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!
C# D
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
[Chorus]
G7
Let's rock!
D
Everybody let's rock!
A7 G7
Everybody in the whole cell block
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
[Verse]
C# D
Number forty seven said to number three:
C# D
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
C# D
I sure would be delighted with your company
C# D
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
[Chorus]
G7
Let's rock!
D
Everybody let's rock!
A7 G7
Everybody in the whole cell block
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Rock Rock
[Instrumental]
G7 G7 D D A7 G7 D D
[Verse]
C# D
The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
C# D
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
C# D
The warden said: "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
C# D N.C.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!"
[Chorus]
G7
Let's rock!
D
Everybody let's rock!
A7 G7
Everybody in the whole cell block
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
[Verse]
C# D
Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
C# D
No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break
C# D
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix, nix;
C# D
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
[Chorus]
G7
Let's rock!
D
Everybody let's rock!
A7 G7
Everybody in the whole cell block
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
D G7 D
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!