Mack The Knife Chords

by Bobby Darin
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C#
Capo: 1st fret
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C
Dm
G7
Am

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Mack The Knife chords
Bobby Darin  1959
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_the_Knife
 
Capo I
 
        C                     Dm
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
       G7                C
And it shows them pearly white
       Am                   Dm
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
       G7                   C
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
 
                  C                    Dm
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
        G7               C
Scarlet billows start to spread
      Am                       Dm
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
           G7                      C
So there's never, never a trace of red
 
           C
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, 
           Dm
whoo sunny morning, un huh
       G7               C
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
              Am                  Dm
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
           G7                  C
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
 
          C                              Dm
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know
        G7                               C
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
         Am                                 Dm
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
                       G7              C
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town
 
         C                Dm              G7
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
                                      C
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
        Am                          Dm
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
         G7                          C
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
 
          C                          Dm
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry 
                G7                 C
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
        Am                Dm
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
         G7              C
Now that Macky's back in town
 
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slongo1970
WOW! I luvs it. One of my favorite songs, and it plays so easy. Many thanks.
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dylan4444
Can't believe neg comments, not a perfect but fun song and made easy to play and sing to. the technical ones lighten up tech is a small part of music feeling passion and enjoying is way ahead
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bduck1
are we all afraid of modulations??????
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