Instruments

| D Eb | D Eb |

Verse

D EbThe warden threw a party in the county jailD Eb Prison band was there and they began to wailD Eb Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swingD Eb Should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing

Hook

Ab7 Eb Bb7 Ab7Let's rock! Everybody let's rock! Everybody in the whole cell block Eb EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!

Verse

D Eb Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophoneD Eb Little Joe was blowin' on the slide tromboneD Eb The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!D Eb The whole rhythm section was the purple gang

Hook

Ab7 Eb Bb7 Ab7Let's rock! Everybody let's rock! Everybody in the whole cell block Eb EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!

Verse

D Eb Number forty seven said to number three:D Eb "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.D Eb I sure would be delighted with your companyD Eb Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."

Hook

Ab7 Eb Bb7 Ab7Let's rock! Everybody let's rock! Everybody in the whole cell block Eb EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!Rock! Rock Rock

Instruments

| Ab7 | Ab7 | Eb | Eb || Bb7 | Ab7 | Eb | Eb |

Verse

D Eb The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stoneD Eb Way over in the corner weeping all aloneD Eb The warden said: "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.D Eb If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!"

Hook

Ab7 Eb Bb7 Ab7Let's rock! Everybody let's rock! Everybody in the whole cell block Eb EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!Rock! Rock Rock

Verse

D Eb Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,D Eb No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a breakD Eb Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix, nix;D Eb I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.

Hook

Ab7 Eb Bb7 Ab7Let's rock! Everybody let's rock! Everybody in the whole cell block Eb EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!Rock! Rock Rock

Ending

D EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!D EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!D EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!D EbWas a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!