[intro] D Eb D Eb [verse] D Eb Warden threw a party in the county jail D Eb Prison band was there and they began to wail D Eb Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing D Eb Should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing [chorus] Ab7 Let's rock! Eb Everybody let's rock! Bb7 Ab7 Everybody in the whole cell block Eb Ab7 Eb Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! [verse] D Eb Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone D Eb Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone D Eb The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang! D Eb The whole rhythm section was the purple gang [chorus] Ab7 Let's rock! Eb Everybody let's rock! Bb7 Ab7 Everybody in the whole cell block Eb Ab7 Eb Was 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 company D Eb Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me." [chorus] Ab7 Let's rock! Eb Everybody let's rock! Bb7 Ab7 Everybody in the whole cell block Eb Ab7 Eb Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Rock Rock [instrumental] Ab7 Ab7 Eb Eb Bb7 Ab7 Eb Eb [verse] D Eb The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone D Eb Way over in the corner weeping all alone D 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!" [chorus] Ab7 Let's rock! Eb Everybody let's rock! Bb7 Ab7 Everybody in the whole cell block Eb Ab7 Eb Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse 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 break D Eb Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix, nix; D Eb I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks." [chorus] Ab7 Let's rock! Eb Everybody let's rock! Bb7 Ab7 Everybody in the whole cell block Eb Ab7 Eb Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Eb Ab7 Eb a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Eb Ab7 Eb a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Eb Ab7 Eb a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Eb Ab7 Eb a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Eb Ab7 Eb a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Eb Ab7 Eb a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Eb Ab7 Eb a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!