Blues Brothers - Jailhouse Rock Chords

Tempo:
93.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C#

Dm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blues Brothers - Jailhouse Rock chords
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[C#] [D] Waffle party in the county [C#] jail, [D] prison man was down there began [C#] to wail, [D] Joe was jumping out of bed began [C#] to swing, [D] he said to her just [Am] knock, knock, [G] and I'm gonna sing you that song.
[D] Everybody was in love,
[A] everybody on the [G] roof and locked, [D] everybody said we can't have a [C#] stop.
[D] I remember playing the tenor [C#] saxophone, [D] little Joe was blowing on the [C#] slide [D] trombone, a drummer boy from Illinois [C#] crashed boom [D] bang, the [Em] whole rhythm [G] section was a crowd full of ganglion and trombone.
[D] Everybody was in love,
[A] everybody on the [G] roof and locked, [D] everybody said we can't have a stop.
I'm gonna do the jailhouse rock, [Bm] let's beat [G] it at a rock, everybody [D] let's rock, [A] everybody on the roof [G] and locked, [D] I'm gonna do the jailhouse rock, [C#] let's rock.
[D] [C#] [D]
[C#] [Dm] [D]
[G] [D]
[Dm] [G#]
[C#] [D] The tenor sax sitting on a [C#] block of stone, [D] we don't mean to corner we've been [C#] all alone, [D] the woman said hey buddy don't you be [C#] no [D] squirrel, she's fine, I'm gonna use the wood, yeah [G] let's rock.
Everybody [D] let's rock, [A] everybody on the roof [G] and locked, [D] let's dance the jailhouse rock, let's dance the jailhouse rock.
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D] [C]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[F] [D]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[Em] [G] [Dm]
[D]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[Em] [G] [Dm]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C#
12341114
Dm
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
C#
12341114
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To learn The Blues Brothers - Jailhouse Rock chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, A, G, D, C#, D and G in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 46 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 93 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C#] _ [D] Waffle party in the county [C#] jail, [D] prison man was down there began [C#] to wail, [D] Joe was jumping out of bed began [C#] to swing, [D] he said to her just [Am] knock, knock, [G] and I'm gonna sing you that song.
[D] Everybody was in love, _ _
_ [A] everybody on the [G] roof and locked, [D] everybody said we can't have a [C#] stop.
[D] I remember playing the tenor [C#] saxophone, [D] little Joe was blowing on the [C#] slide [D] trombone, a drummer boy from Illinois [C#] crashed boom [D] bang, the [Em] whole rhythm [G] section was a crowd full of ganglion and trombone.
[D] _ Everybody was in love, _
_ [A] everybody on the [G] roof and locked, [D] everybody said we can't have _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ stop.
I'm gonna do the jailhouse rock, [Bm] let's beat [G] it at a rock, everybody [D] let's rock, _ _ [A] everybody on the roof [G] and locked, [D] I'm gonna do the jailhouse rock, [C#] let's rock.
[D] _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _
[C#] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[C#] [D] The tenor sax sitting on a [C#] block of stone, [D] we don't mean to corner we've been [C#] all alone, [D] the woman said hey buddy don't you be [C#] no [D] squirrel, she's fine, I'm gonna use the wood, yeah [G] let's rock.
_ Everybody [D] let's rock, _ _ [A] everybody on the roof [G] and locked, [D] let's dance the jailhouse rock, let's dance the jailhouse rock. _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _

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