Jailhouse Rock
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1960 Album THE ROCK & ROLL STORY)
[Intro]
D A D A
[Verse 1]
D
The warden threw a party in the county jail,
D
Prison band was there and they began to wail,
D
Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,
D
Should've heard thosed knocked out jail birds sing,
[Chorus]
G7 D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7 G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 2]
D
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
D
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone,
D
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
D
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang,
[Chorus]
G D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7 G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 3]
D
Number forty-seven said to number three,
D
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see,
D
I sure would be delighted with your company,
D
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me,
[Chorus]
G D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7 G
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Guitar Solo]
D7 G7 D7 A7 G7 D7
[Verse 4]
D
The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone,
D
Way over in the corner weepin all alone,
D
The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square,
D
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair,
[Chorus]
G7 D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7 G7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 5]
D
Shifty Henry said to bugs, for goodness sake,
D
No ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break,
D
Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,
D
Gotta stick around a while I get my kicks,
[Chorus]
G7 D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,
A7 G7
Everybody in the whole cell block,
D
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Outro]
D
Bumpin' to the jailhouse rock
D
Rockin' to the jailhouse rock
How to play Jailhouse Rock
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.