Jailhouse Rock (Play Along)

Jailhouse Rock / Elvis Presley

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Eb) so you can Play Along With Elvis!

* Tabs for the easier Key of C also included (See below)



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Jailhouse Rock


The warden threw a   party  in the county jail
-5* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5* 5  -5* -5*  5

The prison band was there and they began to wail
-5* -6* -6* -6* -6*  -6*  -6*  -5* 5 -5* -5*  5

The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
-5* -6* -6* -6* -6*  -6* -6*  -5*  5 -5* -5* -6*

You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
-5*  -6*   -6*   -6*   -6*    -6*   -6*  -6* -6*   -6*

Let's rock,  every  body,  let's rock
-6*   -5*  -6* -5* -6* -5* -6*   -5*

Every    body in the whole cell block
-6* -6* -6 -6 -6 -6   -6    -6   -5*

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
-6  -6* -6* -5* 5   -5* -5*  -5*


Spider  Murphy played the tenor saxophone
-6* -6* -6* -6* -6*   -6* -5* 5 -5* -5* -6*

Little Joe was blowin'  on the slide trombone
-6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5* 5   -5*  -5*  5

The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
-5* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5* 5   -5*   -5*   -6*

The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
-5*  -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6*

Let's rock,  every  body,  let's rock
-6*   -5*  -6* -5* -6* -5* -6*   -5*

Every    body in the whole cell block
-6* -6* -6 -6 -6 -6   -6    -6   -5*

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
-6  -6* -6* -5* 5   -5* -5*  -5*


Number forty-seven said to number three
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock


The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
Over in the corner weepin' all alone
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair"
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock


Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break"
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks"
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

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Key of C


The warden threw a party in the county jail
-3   4  4    4   4 4  4  -3 -2* -3 -3  -2*

The prison band was there and they began to wail
-3   4  4   4    4    4    4  -3  -2* -3 -3  -2*

The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
-3   4    4   4  4    4   4   -3  -2* -3 -3  4

You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
-3    4     4     4     4      4     4   4   4     4

Let's rock, every body, let's rock
 4     -3   4 -3  4 -3   4   -3

Every body  in the whole cell block
 4  4 -4 -4 -4 -4   -4    -4   -3

Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
-4   4  4   -3 -2*  -3  -3   -3


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