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
* Alternates:
Capo III
[C] = [Bb]
[Dm] = [Cm]
[G7] = [F7]
[Am] = [Gm]
Capo IV
[C] = [A]
[Dm] = [Bm]
[G7] = [E7]
[Am] = [F#m]
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
[C] = [G]
[Dm] = [Am]
[G7] = [D7]
[Am] = [Em]
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
[C] = [E]
[Dm] = [F#m]
[G7] = [B7]
[Am] = [C#m]
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
[C] = [D]
[Dm] = [Em]
[G7] = [A7]
[Am] = [Bm]
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