Chords for Jailhouse Rock/King Creole
Tempo:
124.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
One, two, three, four.
Here we go then.
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-doob ba-da-do-bop Yeah.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do-bop I like.
[G] b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop Sounds [D] good.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do [A]-bop
[E]
[G] Ooooooooooo
b [D]-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop
One little party in the county jail
The prison band was there, they began to wail
The band was jumping and the jaw began to swing
You should have heard them knock out jailbirds sing [G] Let's rock!
Everybody [D] let's rock!
[F#m] Everybody in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse rock
There's a man in New Orleans plays the rock
He's a guitar man with a great big soul
[A] He lays down a beat like a tom and roll
He goes by [D] the name of King Creole
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
That [G] a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowing on the slide drum
The drummer for for Melanors went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang [G] let's rock
Everybody [D] let's rock!
Everybody [F#m] in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse [A] rock
Noel he sings a song [D] about a crowded home
He sings a song [A] about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a broken brain
He wails some blues about New Orleans
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish on [D] a pole
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba [G]
[D]
[B]
[G] [D]
[B]
[D]
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
[C#m]
[N]
Here we go then.
b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-doob ba-da-do-bop Yeah.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do-bop I like.
[G] b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop Sounds [D] good.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do [A]-bop
[E]
[G] Ooooooooooo
b [D]-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop
One little party in the county jail
The prison band was there, they began to wail
The band was jumping and the jaw began to swing
You should have heard them knock out jailbirds sing [G] Let's rock!
Everybody [D] let's rock!
[F#m] Everybody in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse rock
There's a man in New Orleans plays the rock
He's a guitar man with a great big soul
[A] He lays down a beat like a tom and roll
He goes by [D] the name of King Creole
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
That [G] a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowing on the slide drum
The drummer for for Melanors went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang [G] let's rock
Everybody [D] let's rock!
Everybody [F#m] in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse [A] rock
Noel he sings a song [D] about a crowded home
He sings a song [A] about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a broken brain
He wails some blues about New Orleans
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish on [D] a pole
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba [G]
[D]
[B]
[G] [D]
[B]
[D]
ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
[C#m]
[N]
100% ➙ 125BPM
D
G
A
F#m
B
D
G
A
One, two, three, four. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here we go then.
_ b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-doob ba-da-do-bop Yeah.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do-bop I like.
[G] b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop Sounds [D] good.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do [A]-bop
_ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ Ooooooooooo
b [D]-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop
One little party in the county jail
The prison band was there, they began to wail
The band was jumping and the jaw began to swing
You should have heard them knock out jailbirds sing [G] Let's rock! _ _
_ Everybody [D] let's rock! _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Everybody in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse rock
_ There's a man in New Orleans plays the rock
_ He's a guitar man with a great big soul
[A] He lays down a beat like a tom and roll
He goes by [D] the name of King Creole
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole _
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
That [G] a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole _ _ _
_ _ _ Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
_ Little Joe was blowing on the slide drum
The drummer for for Melanors went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang [G] let's rock _ _ _
_ Everybody [D] let's rock! _ _
_ _ Everybody [F#m] _ in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse [A] rock
Noel he sings a song [D] about a crowded home
He sings a song [A] about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a broken brain
He wails some blues about New Orleans
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish on [D] a pole _
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ _ _ _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here we go then.
_ b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-doob ba-da-do-bop Yeah.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do-bop I like.
[G] b-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop Sounds [D] good.
b-b-b-b-b-ba-ba-da-do-ba-da-do [A]-bop
_ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ Ooooooooooo
b [D]-b-b-b-ba-ba-ba-do-ba-da-do-bop
One little party in the county jail
The prison band was there, they began to wail
The band was jumping and the jaw began to swing
You should have heard them knock out jailbirds sing [G] Let's rock! _ _
_ Everybody [D] let's rock! _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Everybody in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse rock
_ There's a man in New Orleans plays the rock
_ He's a guitar man with a great big soul
[A] He lays down a beat like a tom and roll
He goes by [D] the name of King Creole
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish [D] on a pole _
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
That [G] a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole _ _ _
_ _ _ Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
_ Little Joe was blowing on the slide drum
The drummer for for Melanors went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang [G] let's rock _ _ _
_ Everybody [D] let's rock! _ _
_ _ Everybody [F#m] _ in the wholesale [G] block
Was [D] dancing to the jailhouse [A] rock
Noel he sings a song [D] about a crowded home
He sings a song [A] about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a broken brain
He wails some blues about New Orleans
You know [G] he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish on [D] a pole _
Yeah, yeah
[A] You know he's gone gone gone
[G] That a hip-shakin' King [D] Creole _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ _ _ _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _