Jailhouse Rock (chromatic)

JAILHOUSE ROCK (chromatic)
By Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
Elvis Presley, The Blues Brothers
Key: Eb

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The war-den threw a par-ty 
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in the coun-ty jail. 
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The pris-on band was there 
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and they be-gan to wail. 
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The band was jump-in' 
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and the joint be-gan to swing. 
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You should have heard 
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those knocked out jail-birds sing. 
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Let's rock, ev-'ry-bod-y, let's rock. 
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Ev-'ry bod-y in the whole cell block  
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was danc-in' to the Jail-house Rock. 

Verse 2. 
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone, 
Little Joe was blowin' 
on the slide trombone. 
The drummer boy from Illinois 
went crash, boom, bang, 
the whole rhythm section 
was the Purple Gang. 
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. 
Everybody in the whole cell block  
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. 

Verse 3. 
Number forty-seven said to number three: 
"You're the cutest jailbird 
I ever did see. 
I sure would be delighted 
with your company, 
come on and do the Jailhouse 
Rock with me." 
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. 
Everybody in the whole cell block  
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. 

Verse 4. 
The sad sack was a sittin' 
on a block of stone 
way over in the corner 
weepin' all alone. 
The warden said, 
"Hey, buddy, don't you be no square. 
If you can't find a partner 
use a wooden chair." 
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. 
Everybody in the whole cell block  
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. 

Verse 5. 
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, 
"For Heaven's sake, 
no one's lookin', 
now's our chance to make a break." 
Bugsy turned to Shifty 
and he said, "Nix nix, 
I wanna stick around a while 
and get my kicks." 
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. 
Everybody in the whole cell block  
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.a