Jailhouse Rock Chords by Elvis Presley
Tempo:
83.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
D
Ebm
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Eb] [D] [Eb]
[D] [Eb] Walking through a party in the county [D] jail, [Eb] the prison band was there, they began [D] to wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jump began to [D] swing.
[Ebm] You should have heard us knock down jail [Ab] beds, sing and rock.
The [Eb] [Gm]
[D] old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Spider Murphy played us in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was blowing on the slide [D] trombone.
[Eb] The drummer, Buffy Miller, always crashed [D] boom bang.
[Eb] The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[D] Everybody in the old [C] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Number 47 said to [D] Number 3, [Eb] you were the cutest jailbird I ever [D] did see.
[Eb] I sure would be delighted with your [D] company.
[Ebm] Come on and do the jailhouse rock, [B] it'll be [Ab] a blast.
Everybody, let's rock.
[Eb] [Gm] Everybody [D] in the old [C] cell block [Ebm] [Gm] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Ebm] Slag, [G] [Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[D] [Eb] slag was sitting on a block [D] of stone, [Eb] weeping all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no square.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, [Ebm] use a wooden chair, let's rock.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] Everybody [Ebm] in the old cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's looking at us just to [D] make a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, [D] nix nix, [Eb] I want to stick around a [Ebm] while to get my kicks.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[Gb] [D] Everybody in the old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Walking through a party in the county [D] jail, [Eb] the prison band was there, they began [D] to wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jump began to [D] swing.
[Ebm] You should have heard us knock down jail [Ab] beds, sing and rock.
The [Eb] [Gm]
[D] old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Spider Murphy played us in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was blowing on the slide [D] trombone.
[Eb] The drummer, Buffy Miller, always crashed [D] boom bang.
[Eb] The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[D] Everybody in the old [C] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Number 47 said to [D] Number 3, [Eb] you were the cutest jailbird I ever [D] did see.
[Eb] I sure would be delighted with your [D] company.
[Ebm] Come on and do the jailhouse rock, [B] it'll be [Ab] a blast.
Everybody, let's rock.
[Eb] [Gm] Everybody [D] in the old [C] cell block [Ebm] [Gm] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Ebm] Slag, [G] [Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[D] [Eb] slag was sitting on a block [D] of stone, [Eb] weeping all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no square.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, [Ebm] use a wooden chair, let's rock.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] Everybody [Ebm] in the old cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's looking at us just to [D] make a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, [D] nix nix, [Eb] I want to stick around a [Ebm] while to get my kicks.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[Gb] [D] Everybody in the old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Key:
Eb
D
Ebm
Ab
Gm
Eb
D
Ebm
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] [Eb] Walking through a party in the county [D] jail, [Eb] the prison band was there, they began [D] to wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jump began to [D] swing.
[Ebm] You should have heard us knock down jail [Ab] beds, sing and rock.
The _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[D] _ old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Spider Murphy played us in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was blowing on the slide [D] trombone.
[Eb] The drummer, Buffy Miller, always crashed [D] boom bang.
[Eb] The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
_ [Eb] Everybody, let's rock. _ _
[D] Everybody in the old [C] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Number 47 said to [D] Number 3, [Eb] you were the cutest jailbird I ever [D] did see.
[Eb] I sure would be delighted with your [D] company.
[Ebm] Come on and do the jailhouse rock, [B] it'll be [Ab] a blast.
Everybody, let's rock.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Everybody _ [D] in the old [C] cell block [Ebm] [Gm] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
_ [Ebm] Slag, _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ [Eb] slag was sitting on a block [D] of stone, [Eb] _ weeping all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no square.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, [Ebm] use a wooden chair, let's rock.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] [Fm] Everybody [Ebm] in the old cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's looking at us just to [D] make a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, [D] nix nix, [Eb] I want to stick around a [Ebm] while to get my kicks.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's rock. _ _
[Gb] [D] Everybody in the old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] _ [Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Walking through a party in the county [D] jail, [Eb] the prison band was there, they began [D] to wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jump began to [D] swing.
[Ebm] You should have heard us knock down jail [Ab] beds, sing and rock.
The _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[D] _ old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Spider Murphy played us in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was blowing on the slide [D] trombone.
[Eb] The drummer, Buffy Miller, always crashed [D] boom bang.
[Eb] The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
_ [Eb] Everybody, let's rock. _ _
[D] Everybody in the old [C] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Number 47 said to [D] Number 3, [Eb] you were the cutest jailbird I ever [D] did see.
[Eb] I sure would be delighted with your [D] company.
[Ebm] Come on and do the jailhouse rock, [B] it'll be [Ab] a blast.
Everybody, let's rock.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Everybody _ [D] in the old [C] cell block [Ebm] [Gm] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
_ [Ebm] Slag, _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ [Eb] slag was sitting on a block [D] of stone, [Eb] _ weeping all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no square.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, [Ebm] use a wooden chair, let's rock.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] [Fm] Everybody [Ebm] in the old cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] [Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's looking at us just to [D] make a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, [D] nix nix, [Eb] I want to stick around a [Ebm] while to get my kicks.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's rock. _ _
[Gb] [D] Everybody in the old [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
Dancing to the jailhouse [D] rock.
[Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[D] _ [Eb] Dancing to the jailhouse rock.