Chords for Billy Swan -Jailhouse Rock & King Creole
Tempo:
124.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One two three [D] four
[G]
[D] One
[A]
[G] [D]
party in the county jail
Prison band was there they began to wait
Band was jumping in the door began to [C#] swing
[D] Should have heard of knock-back jailbird sing.
[G] Let's rock
Everybody [D] let's rock
[F#m] Everybody in the wholesale
[G] Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
There's a man in [A] New [D] Orleans
He's a guitar man with a great big soul.
He lays down a beat like a ton of coal
It goes by the name of King Creole.
You [G] know, he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole
You [A] know, he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowing on the slide
The drummer for four millinors with crash boom bang.
The whole rhythm section was the purple king.
[G] Let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
Everybody [D] let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
[F#m] Everybody in the [G] wholesale
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
No, it seems so
About a crowded home.
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a book in green.
He will some blues about
You know, [G] he's gone
Jumping like a catfish
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
You know, he's gone Oh
pa pa papa ba hubba dubba
pa pa papa ba Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock
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[G]
[D] One
[A]
[G] [D]
party in the county jail
Prison band was there they began to wait
Band was jumping in the door began to [C#] swing
[D] Should have heard of knock-back jailbird sing.
[G] Let's rock
Everybody [D] let's rock
[F#m] Everybody in the wholesale
[G] Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
There's a man in [A] New [D] Orleans
He's a guitar man with a great big soul.
He lays down a beat like a ton of coal
It goes by the name of King Creole.
You [G] know, he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole
You [A] know, he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowing on the slide
The drummer for four millinors with crash boom bang.
The whole rhythm section was the purple king.
[G] Let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
Everybody [D] let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
[F#m] Everybody in the [G] wholesale
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
No, it seems so
About a crowded home.
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a book in green.
He will some blues about
You know, [G] he's gone
Jumping like a catfish
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
You know, he's gone Oh
pa pa papa ba hubba dubba
pa pa papa ba Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock Jailhouse rock
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Key:
D
G
A
F#m
C#
D
G
A
One two three [D] four _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] One _ _
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_ _ _ _ party _ in the county jail
_ Prison band was there they began to wait
_ Band was jumping in the door began to [C#] swing
[D] Should have heard of knock-back jailbird sing.
[G] Let's rock _ _
_ _ Everybody [D] let's rock _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Everybody in the wholesale
[G] _ _ Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
_ _ There's a man in [A] New [D] Orleans
_ _ _ He's a guitar man with a great big soul.
He lays down a beat like a ton of coal
It goes by the name of King Creole.
You [G] know, he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole _ _
_ You [A] know, he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
_ Little Joe was blowing on the slide
The drummer for four millinors with crash boom bang.
The whole rhythm section was the purple king.
[G] Let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
_ Everybody [D] let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
[F#m] Everybody in the [G] wholesale
_ Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
_ No, it seems so
About a crowded home.
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a book in green.
He will some blues about
You know, [G] he's gone _ _
Jumping like a catfish
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_ _ You know, he's gone Oh
pa pa papa ba hubba dubba
pa pa papa ba _ Jailhouse rock _ _ Jailhouse rock _ _ Jailhouse rock _ _ Jailhouse rock _ Jailhouse rock _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] One _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ party _ in the county jail
_ Prison band was there they began to wait
_ Band was jumping in the door began to [C#] swing
[D] Should have heard of knock-back jailbird sing.
[G] Let's rock _ _
_ _ Everybody [D] let's rock _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Everybody in the wholesale
[G] _ _ Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
_ _ There's a man in [A] New [D] Orleans
_ _ _ He's a guitar man with a great big soul.
He lays down a beat like a ton of coal
It goes by the name of King Creole.
You [G] know, he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole _ _
_ You [A] know, he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
_ Little Joe was blowing on the slide
The drummer for four millinors with crash boom bang.
The whole rhythm section was the purple king.
[G] Let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
_ Everybody [D] let's rock
Ba ba ba ba da ba da ba da
[F#m] Everybody in the [G] wholesale
_ Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse
_ No, it seems so
About a crowded home.
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a book in green.
He will some blues about
You know, [G] he's gone _ _
Jumping like a catfish
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_ _ You know, he's gone Oh
pa pa papa ba hubba dubba
pa pa papa ba _ Jailhouse rock _ _ Jailhouse rock _ _ Jailhouse rock _ _ Jailhouse rock _ Jailhouse rock _ _ _ _ _
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