Jailhouse Rock Chords

[Verse 1]
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The warden threw a party in the county jail,
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Prison band was there and they began to wail,
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Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,
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Should've heard thosed knocked out jail birds sing,
 
 
[Chorus]
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Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
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Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone,
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The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
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The whole rhythm section was the purple gang,
 
 
[Chorus]
     A#                F
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Number forty-seven said to number three,
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You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see,
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I sure would be delighted with your company,
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Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me,
 
 
[Chorus]
     A#                F
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
 
 
[Verse 4]
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The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone,
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Way over in the corner weepin all alone,
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The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square,
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If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair,
 
 
[Chorus]
     A#                F
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
 
 
[Verse 5]
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Shifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake,
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No ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break,
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Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,
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I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks,
 
 
[Chorus]
     A#                F
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
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Everybody in the whole cell block,
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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.