[Tone]Capo [D]on 1st fret
[Verse]
[Db]The [D]warden threw a party in the county jail [Db] [D]
[Db]pris[D]prison band was there and they began to wail[Db]wail [D]
[Db]band[D]band was jumpin' and the joint began to swin[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 !
Every[A7]Everybody in the whole cell [G7]block
Was a-[D]a-dancin' to the [G7]Jail-house [D]Rock!
[Verse]
[Db]Spid[D]Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone [Db] [D]
[Db]Litt[D]Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone[Db]trombone [D]
[Db]The [D]drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boo[Db]boom, b[D]bang !
[Db]The [D]whole rhythm section was the purple gang[Db]gang [D]
[Chorus]
Lets [G7]Rock !
Lets [D]Rock !
Every[A7]Everybody in the whole cell [G7]block
Was a-[D]a-dancin' to the [G7]Jail-house [D]Rock!
[Verse]
[Db]Numb[D]Number forty seven said to Number Three: [Db] [D]
[Db]You'[D]You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. [Db] [D]
[Db]I su[D]sure would be delighted with your company [Db] [D]
[Db]Come[D]Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. [Db] [D]
[Chorus]
Lets [G7]Rock !
Lets [D]Rock !
Every[A7]Everybody in the whole cell [G7]block
Was a-[D]a-dancin' to the [G7]Jail-house [D]Rock!
[Verse]
[Db]The [D]sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of sto[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 s[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 !
Every[A7]Everybody in the whole cell [G7]block
Was a-[D]a-dancin' to the [G7]Jail-house [D]Rock!
[Verse]
[Db]Shif[D]Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sak[Db]sakes, [D]
[Db]No o[D]ne's lookin'; now's our chance to make a[Db] bre[D]ak
[Db]Bugs[D]Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said " Nix, ni[Db]nix; [D]
[Db]I wa[D]wanna stick around a while and get my kick[Db]kicks. [D]
[Chorus]
Lets [G7]Rock !
Lets [D]Rock !
Every[A7]Everybody in the whole cell [G7]block
Was a-[D]a-dancin' to the [G7]Jail-house [D]Rock!