ELVIS PRESLEY - JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957)

*C#   :   446664  oppure D sul #1 
*D    :   557775  oppure D 

[CT #1]
[INTRO] 
C#-D   C#-D 

*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 thosed knocked out jail birds sing,

     G                D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7                          G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.


*C#-*D                                              
        Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone, 
*C#-*D                                              
        Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone, 
*C#-*D                                              
        The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
*C#-*D                                              
        The whole rhythm section was the purple gang,

     G                D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7                          G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.


*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,

     G                D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7                          G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.

[INSTRUMENTAL]
G    D   A7   G   D   


*C#-*D                                              
        The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone,
*C#-*D                                              
        Way over in the corner weepin all alone,
*C#-*D                                              
        The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square,
*C#-*D                                              
        If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair,

     G                D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7                          G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.


*C#-*D                                              
        Shifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake, 
*C#-*D                                              
        No ones 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,


     G                D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7                          G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.

[OUTRO]
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.