Intro: E F E Verse 1: F E 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 was jumpin' and the joint began to swing F You should've heard them knockedout jailbirds sing Chorus: Bb7 F7 Let's rock everybody, let's rock C7 Bb7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 E Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Verse 2: F E Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone F E Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone F E The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang F 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 E Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Verse 3: F E Number fortyseven 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 Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me" Chorus: Bb7 F7 Let's rock everybody, let's rock C7 Bb7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Solo: Bb7 F7 C7 Bb7 F7 E Verse 4: F E Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone F E Way over in the corner weepin' all alone F E The warden said, "hey, buddy, don't you be no square F If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair" Chorus: Bb7 F7 Let's rock everybody, let's rock C7 Bb7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 E Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Verse 5: F E Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake F E No one's lookin' now's our chance to make a break" F E Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, Nix F I want to stick around a while and get my kicks" Chorus: Bb7 F7 Let's rock everybody, let's rock C7 Bb7 Everybody in the whole cell block F7 Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Outro: Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
If you’re looking for slightly easier transposed versionS, -3 or -5 are the best paths.