Jailhouse Rock Chords

JAILHOUSE ROCK
As recorded by Jeff Beck feat. Rod Stewart
(From the 1969 Album BECK-OLA)
 
 
 
[Intro]
E F  E F  E
 
 
[Verse 1]
    F                                      E
The warden threw a party in the county jail
F                                                E
The prison band was there, and they began to wail
F                                             E
The band began to jumping, they began to swing
F   N.C.
You should have heard the knockdown jailbird sing
 
 
[Chorus]
      Bb7                   F7
Let's rock, everybody let's rock
        C7                     Bb7
Oh everybody in the whole cell block
    F7                       C7   E
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock
 
 
[Verse 2]
F                             E
Number 47 said to number three
F                                        E
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
F                                          E
I sure would be delighted with your company
F
So come and do the jailhouse rock with me
 
 
[Chorus]
      Bb7                       F7
Let's rock, have a party, let's rock
        C7                     Bb7
Oh everybody in the whole cell block
    F7                       C7
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
F7    Bb7   F7   C7  Bb7  F7  C7
F7    Bb7   F7   C7  Bb7  F7  C7
 
 
[PIano Solo]
F7    Bb7   F7   C7  Bb7  F7  C7
 
 
[Verse 3]
F                                          E
Spider Murphy played on the tenor saxophone
F                                         E
Little Joe was blowin' on a slide trombone
F                                                E
Drummer boy from Illinois was crash-a-bam boomin'
F   N.C.
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
 
 
[Chorus]
      Bb7                   F7
Let's rock, everybody let's rock
     C7                     Bb7
Everybody in the whole cell block
    F7                       C7
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
F7
Listen
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
Bb7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
Bb7                         C7
Everybody in the whole cell block
    F7                                   C7
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
 
 
[Interlude]
F7     Bb7   F7
C7                          Bb7
Everybody in the whole cell block
    F7
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock, yeah!
Bb7   F7   C7  Bb7  F7
 
 
[Outro]
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
Bb7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
F7
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
     C7                     Bb7
Everybody in the whole cell block
                   F7
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock
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