Jailhouse Rock Chords by Elvis Presley
Tempo:
83.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
D
Ebm
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D] [Eb] [D] [Eb]
[D] [Eb] [D] The [Eb] prison band was there, they began to [D] wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jaw began to [Ebm] swing.
You should have heard them knock down jail beds, [Ab] singin' out loud.
[Eb] [Gm]
[D] Everybody in [Ebm] the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [D] rock.
[Eb] Spider Murphy played it in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was [Ebm] blowin' on the slide [Eb] trombone.
The trombone fell apart, we crashed, boom, [Eb] bang.
The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[D] Everybody in the whole cell [C] block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [E] rock.
[Eb] Number 47 said to Number [Eb] 3, you were the cutest jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see.
I sure would be delighted with you [D] bumpin' me.
[Ebm] Come on and do the tail-high [G] rock, oh it'll [Ab] be, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[Gm]
[Dm] Everybody in the whole [C] cell [Ebm] block was [Gm] dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Let's rock.
[Ebm] [G] [Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [D]
[Eb] Slag sag was sittin' on a [D] block of stone, [Eb] we're creepin' all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no squirt.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, use a wooden jail [Ebm] bed.
Let's rock.
[Ab] [Eb] Everybody, [Bb] let's rock.
[Fm] Everybody [C] in the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's lookin' out his ass to make [D] a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, Nick, [D] Nick, [Eb] I wanna stick around and [B] get my kick.
[Eb] Let's rock.
[Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's [Bb] [Gb] rock.
[D] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [Gm] rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D] [Eb] Dancin' to the tail [G]-high rock.
[D]
[D] [Eb] [D] The [Eb] prison band was there, they began to [D] wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jaw began to [Ebm] swing.
You should have heard them knock down jail beds, [Ab] singin' out loud.
[Eb] [Gm]
[D] Everybody in [Ebm] the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [D] rock.
[Eb] Spider Murphy played it in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was [Ebm] blowin' on the slide [Eb] trombone.
The trombone fell apart, we crashed, boom, [Eb] bang.
The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[D] Everybody in the whole cell [C] block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [E] rock.
[Eb] Number 47 said to Number [Eb] 3, you were the cutest jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see.
I sure would be delighted with you [D] bumpin' me.
[Ebm] Come on and do the tail-high [G] rock, oh it'll [Ab] be, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
[Gm]
[Dm] Everybody in the whole [C] cell [Ebm] block was [Gm] dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Let's rock.
[Ebm] [G] [Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [D]
[Eb] Slag sag was sittin' on a [D] block of stone, [Eb] we're creepin' all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no squirt.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, use a wooden jail [Ebm] bed.
Let's rock.
[Ab] [Eb] Everybody, [Bb] let's rock.
[Fm] Everybody [C] in the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's lookin' out his ass to make [D] a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, Nick, [D] Nick, [Eb] I wanna stick around and [B] get my kick.
[Eb] Let's rock.
[Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's [Bb] [Gb] rock.
[D] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [Gm] rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D] [Eb] Dancin' to the tail [G]-high rock.
[D]
Key:
Eb
D
Ebm
Ab
Gm
Eb
D
Ebm
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] The [Eb] prison band was there, they began to [D] wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jaw began to [Ebm] swing.
You should have heard them knock down jail beds, [Ab] singin' out loud.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[D] Everybody in [Ebm] the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [D] rock.
[Eb] Spider Murphy played it in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was [Ebm] blowin' on the slide [Eb] trombone.
The trombone fell apart, we crashed, boom, [Eb] bang.
The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
_ [Eb] Everybody, let's rock. _ _
[D] Everybody in the whole cell [C] block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [E] rock.
[Eb] Number 47 said to Number [Eb] 3, you were the cutest jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see.
I sure would be delighted with you [D] bumpin' me.
[Ebm] Come on and do the tail-high [G] rock, oh it'll [Ab] be, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
_ _ [Gm] _
[Dm] Everybody in the whole [C] cell [Ebm] block was [Gm] dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Let's rock.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D]
[Eb] Slag sag was sittin' on a [D] block of stone, [Eb] we're creepin' all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no squirt.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, use a wooden jail [Ebm] bed.
Let's rock.
_ [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, _ _ [Bb] let's rock.
[Fm] Everybody [C] in the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's lookin' out his ass to make [D] a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, Nick, [D] Nick, [Eb] I wanna stick around and [B] get my kick.
[Eb] Let's rock.
_ [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's _ [Bb] [Gb] rock.
[D] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [Gm] rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D] [Eb] Dancin' to the tail [G]-high rock.
[D]
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] The [Eb] prison band was there, they began to [D] wail.
[Eb] The band was jumping and the jaw began to [Ebm] swing.
You should have heard them knock down jail beds, [Ab] singin' out loud.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[D] Everybody in [Ebm] the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [D] rock.
[Eb] Spider Murphy played it in a [D] saxophone, [Eb] Little Joe was [Ebm] blowin' on the slide [Eb] trombone.
The trombone fell apart, we crashed, boom, [Eb] bang.
The whole rhythm section was a [Ab] purple gang, let's rock.
_ [Eb] Everybody, let's rock. _ _
[D] Everybody in the whole cell [C] block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [E] rock.
[Eb] Number 47 said to Number [Eb] 3, you were the cutest jailbird I [D] ever did [Eb] see.
I sure would be delighted with you [D] bumpin' me.
[Ebm] Come on and do the tail-high [G] rock, oh it'll [Ab] be, let's rock.
[Eb] Everybody, let's rock.
_ _ [Gm] _
[Dm] Everybody in the whole [C] cell [Ebm] block was [Gm] dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Let's rock.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D]
[Eb] Slag sag was sittin' on a [D] block of stone, [Eb] we're creepin' all [D] alone.
[Eb] The warden said, hey buddy, don't you be [D] no squirt.
[Eb] You can't find a partner, use a wooden jail [Ebm] bed.
Let's rock.
_ [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, _ _ [Bb] let's rock.
[Fm] Everybody [C] in the whole cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Shifter Henry said to Bugs for [D] heaven's sake, [Eb] the warden's lookin' out his ass to make [D] a break.
[Eb] Bugs turned to Shifter and he said, Nick, [D] Nick, [Eb] I wanna stick around and [B] get my kick.
[Eb] Let's rock.
_ [Ab] [Eb] Everybody, let's _ [Bb] [Gb] rock.
[D] Everybody in the whole [Ebm] cell block [Eb] was dancin' to the tail-high [Gm] rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D]
[Eb] Dancin' to the tail-high rock.
[D] [Eb] Dancin' to the tail [G]-high rock.
[D]