Jailhouse Rock

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[Verse]

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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 those knocked out jailbirds sing


[Chorus]

      A7
Let's rock!
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Everybody let's rock!
     B7                     A7
Everybody in the whole cell block
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Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!


[Verse]

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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 for Illinois went crash, boom, bang!
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    The whole rhythm section was the purple gang


[Chorus]

      A7
Let's rock!
                E
Everybody let's rock!
     B7                     A7
Everybody in the whole cell block
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!


[Verse]

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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]

      A7
Let's rock!
                E
Everybody let's rock!
     B7                     A7
Everybody in the whole cell block
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Rock Rock


[Instrumental]
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[Verse]

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    The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone
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    Way over in the corner weeping 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]

      A7
Let's rock!
                E
Everybody let's rock!
     B7                     A7
Everybody in the whole cell block
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!


[Verse]

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    Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes,
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    No one's 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]

      A7
Let's rock!
                E
Everybody let's rock!
     B7                     A7
Everybody in the whole cell block
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!
      E              A7        E
Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!