Chords for Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock - Bass Cover
Tempo:
84.15 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
D
Cm
Bb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [D] [Eb]
Going through a party in the [D] county [Eb] jail,
Remember that they [D] began to [Ebm] wail,
He was jumping and the drum [D] began to [Eb] swing,
You should have heard the knocked out jailbird [Ab] sing that song,
[Eb]
[Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock,
[Eb] Spider-man was playing his little [D] [Eb] saxophone,
He was always blowing on the side trombone,
Number four came out of the door and [D] crashed boom [Eb] bang,
The whole rhythm section was a purple [Ab] gang rattle-off,
[Eb] Everybody rattle-off,
[Gm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
Number 47 said to [D] number [Eb] three,
If you were to kill the jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see,
I sure would be delighted with your [D] love for me,
[Eb] Come on into the jail-high rock,
And we'll be [Ab] rattle-off,
[F] Everybody [Eb] rattle-off,
[Gm] [Dm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock, Number [Ab] four,
[Ebm]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
Sad cycle sitting on a pot [D] of stone,
[Eb] Over in the corner weeping all [D] alone,
[Eb] The warden said hey buddy won't you be [D] no squire,
[Eb] You'll find a partner use a wooden chair [C] and rock,
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block,
[Gm] Was dancing to the tail [Cm]-high rock,
[Eb] Shipped a hundred seventy bucks for [D] heaven's sake,
[Eb] The warden's looking down just to make [D] a break,
[Eb] The watcher turned to ship chat he said [D] mix, mix,
[Eb] I'm gonna stick around I wanna get my kick in [Cm] that rock,
[F] [Eb] Everybody rattle [Cm]-off,
[Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [F] block,
[Cm] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Eb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Gm] Was dancing [Cm] to the tail-high rock,
[Bb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Eb]
Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
Going through a party in the [D] county [Eb] jail,
Remember that they [D] began to [Ebm] wail,
He was jumping and the drum [D] began to [Eb] swing,
You should have heard the knocked out jailbird [Ab] sing that song,
[Eb]
[Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock,
[Eb] Spider-man was playing his little [D] [Eb] saxophone,
He was always blowing on the side trombone,
Number four came out of the door and [D] crashed boom [Eb] bang,
The whole rhythm section was a purple [Ab] gang rattle-off,
[Eb] Everybody rattle-off,
[Gm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
Number 47 said to [D] number [Eb] three,
If you were to kill the jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see,
I sure would be delighted with your [D] love for me,
[Eb] Come on into the jail-high rock,
And we'll be [Ab] rattle-off,
[F] Everybody [Eb] rattle-off,
[Gm] [Dm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock, Number [Ab] four,
[Ebm]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
Sad cycle sitting on a pot [D] of stone,
[Eb] Over in the corner weeping all [D] alone,
[Eb] The warden said hey buddy won't you be [D] no squire,
[Eb] You'll find a partner use a wooden chair [C] and rock,
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block,
[Gm] Was dancing to the tail [Cm]-high rock,
[Eb] Shipped a hundred seventy bucks for [D] heaven's sake,
[Eb] The warden's looking down just to make [D] a break,
[Eb] The watcher turned to ship chat he said [D] mix, mix,
[Eb] I'm gonna stick around I wanna get my kick in [Cm] that rock,
[F] [Eb] Everybody rattle [Cm]-off,
[Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [F] block,
[Cm] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Eb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Gm] Was dancing [Cm] to the tail-high rock,
[Bb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Eb]
Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
Key:
Eb
D
Cm
Bb
Ab
Eb
D
Cm
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ Going through a party in the [D] county [Eb] jail,
Remember that they [D] began to [Ebm] wail,
He was jumping and the drum [D] began to [Eb] swing,
You should have heard the knocked out jailbird [Ab] sing that song,
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock,
[Eb] Spider-man was playing his little [D] [Eb] saxophone,
He was always blowing on the side trombone,
Number four came out of the door and [D] crashed boom [Eb] bang,
The whole rhythm section was a purple [Ab] gang rattle-off,
[Eb] Everybody rattle-off,
_ [Gm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
Number 47 said to [D] number [Eb] three,
If you were to kill the jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see,
I sure would be delighted with your [D] love for me,
[Eb] Come on into the jail-high rock,
And we'll be [Ab] rattle-off,
[F] Everybody [Eb] rattle-off,
_ [Gm] [Dm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock, Number [Ab] four,
_ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Sad cycle sitting on a pot [D] of stone,
[Eb] Over in the corner weeping all [D] alone,
[Eb] The warden said hey buddy won't you be [D] no squire,
[Eb] You'll find a partner use a wooden chair [C] and rock,
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block,
[Gm] Was dancing to the tail [Cm]-high rock,
[Eb] Shipped a hundred seventy bucks for [D] heaven's sake,
[Eb] The warden's looking down just to make [D] a break,
[Eb] The watcher turned to ship chat he said [D] mix, mix,
[Eb] I'm gonna stick around I wanna get my kick in [Cm] that rock,
[F] _ [Eb] Everybody rattle [Cm]-off,
_ [Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [F] block,
[Cm] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Eb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Gm] Was dancing [Cm] to the tail-high rock,
[Bb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
_ _ _ Going through a party in the [D] county [Eb] jail,
Remember that they [D] began to [Ebm] wail,
He was jumping and the drum [D] began to [Eb] swing,
You should have heard the knocked out jailbird [Ab] sing that song,
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock,
[Eb] Spider-man was playing his little [D] [Eb] saxophone,
He was always blowing on the side trombone,
Number four came out of the door and [D] crashed boom [Eb] bang,
The whole rhythm section was a purple [Ab] gang rattle-off,
[Eb] Everybody rattle-off,
_ [Gm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
Number 47 said to [D] number [Eb] three,
If you were to kill the jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see,
I sure would be delighted with your [D] love for me,
[Eb] Come on into the jail-high rock,
And we'll be [Ab] rattle-off,
[F] Everybody [Eb] rattle-off,
_ [Gm] [Dm] Everybody in the whole cell [Eb] block,
Was dancing to the [Cm] tail-high rock, Number [Ab] four,
_ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Sad cycle sitting on a pot [D] of stone,
[Eb] Over in the corner weeping all [D] alone,
[Eb] The warden said hey buddy won't you be [D] no squire,
[Eb] You'll find a partner use a wooden chair [C] and rock,
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block,
[Gm] Was dancing to the tail [Cm]-high rock,
[Eb] Shipped a hundred seventy bucks for [D] heaven's sake,
[Eb] The warden's looking down just to make [D] a break,
[Eb] The watcher turned to ship chat he said [D] mix, mix,
[Eb] I'm gonna stick around I wanna get my kick in [Cm] that rock,
[F] _ [Eb] Everybody rattle [Cm]-off,
_ [Bb] Everybody in the whole cell [F] block,
[Cm] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Eb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
[Gm] Was dancing [Cm] to the tail-high rock,
[Bb] Was dancing to the tail-high rock,
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Was dancing to the tail-high rock,