Conway Twitty – Jailhouse Rock (Guitar)

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As recorded by Conway Twitty (From the 1960 Album THE ROCK & ROLL STORY) [Intro] D A D A [Verse 1]
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The warden threw a party in the county jail,

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Prison band was there and they began to wail,

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Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing,

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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,

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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 2]
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Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,

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Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone,

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The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,

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The whole rhythm section was the purple gang,
[Chorus]
     G                     D
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock,

    A7                      G
Everybody in the whole cell block,

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Was dancing to the jailhouse rock.
[Verse 3]
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Number forty-seven said to number three,

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You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see,

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I sure would be delighted with your company,

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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]
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The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone,

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Way over in the corner weepin all alone,

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The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square,

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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]
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Shifty Henry said to bugs, for goodness sake,

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No ones lookin, now's our chance to make a break,

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Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix,

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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]
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Bumpin' to the jailhouse rock

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Rockin' to the jailhouse rock