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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3Tune guitar down one semitone for best effect [Intro] D# E D# E [Verse] D# E The warden threw a party in the county jail D# E Prison band was there and they began to wail D# E Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing D# E Should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing [Chorus] A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7 A7 Everybody in the whole cell block E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! [Verse] D# E Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone D# E Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone D# E The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang! D# E The whole rhythm section was the purple gang [Chorus] A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7 A7 Everybody in the whole cell block E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! [Verse] D# E Number forty seven said to number three: D# E "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. D# E I sure would be delighted with your company D# E Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me." [Chorus] A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7 A7 Everybody in the whole cell block E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! Rock Rock [Instrumental] A7 A7 E E B7 A7 E E [Verse] D# E The sad sack was a-sittin' on a block of stone D# E Way over in the corner weeping all alone D# E The warden said: "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. D# E N.C. If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair!" [Chorus] A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7 A7 Everybody in the whole cell block E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! [Verse] D# E Shifty Henry said to Bugs: "For Heaven's sakes, D# E No one's lookin'; now's our chance to make a break D# E Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said "Nix, nix; D# E I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks." [Chorus] A7 Let's rock! E Everybody let's rock! B7 A7 Everybody in the whole cell block E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock! E A7 E Was a-dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock!