Frank Sinatra - Mack The Knife Chords
Tempo:
77.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
D
Db
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Db] [Bb] [Dbm]
[G] Hey, that shark has [Am] pretty teeth, dear, [A] And he shows them [G] pearly white.
[Em] Just a jackknife [Am] has Mac Heath's, dear, And he keeps it [G] way out of sight.
[Am]
[G] When that shark bites with [A] his teeth, dear, [Am] Scarlet [Am] billows, they [G] begin to spread.
[Em] Fancy white glove [Am] has Mac Heath, dear, So there's never, never a [G] trace of red.
[Eb] On [F]
a [C] sidewalk [Fm] one Sunday morning, Lies a body, [Db] [Ab] oozing life.
[Fm] Someone's sneaking [F] round that corner, [Bbm]
Could that someone [F] perhaps perchance be Mac the Knife?
[Dbm]
[A] From a tugboat [D] on the river goes slow, [Bm] A cement [D] bag is [A] dropping down.
You [Gbm] know that cement is [Bm] for the way it dips.
You can make a large bet that [A] bum's in town.
[Dm] My [Bb] man Louie Miller, [Gm] he's split the scene, babe, After drawing out all the bread from his stash.
Now Mac Heath spends [C] like a [Gm] sailor, [G] Do you suppose this guy he did [Gm] something rash?
[Ebm]
[B] Old Satchmo, [Abm] Louie Armstrong, [Db] Bobby Darin, [Abm] They [Db] did this song nice, Lady [B] Ella too.
They all sang it with so [Dbm] much feeling, [E]
That old blue-eyes, he [Eb] ain't gonna add [B] anything new.
But [E] with [C] this big [Em] fat man [D] jumping behind me, Swinging hard, [Dm] I know [C] I can't lose.
When I tell you [Am] all about Mac the [F] Knife, babes, [Dm]
It's an offer you can [G] never refuse.
[Ab] We [Db] got Patrick Williams, Bill Miller [Eb] playing that piano, And this wonderful great big band bringing [Bbm] up the rear.
All these bad cats in this band now, They [Ebm] make the greatest sounds [Eb] you're ever gonna hear.
[Bm] [D] Old Sukhi Todrick, Jenny Diver, Polly Peterson, Miss Blue Brown,
Hey, the [Gbm] Lion Farm's [Bm] on the right there.
[Em] Now that Mac Heath, yeah, [F] that bum is back, And I'm [Gbm] gonna tell you what I think that you [B] should do.
What should I do?
[E] You better lock your door [G] and call the law, [B] Because Mac Heath, he's come [D] back to town.
Get under the bed, hide, go to the country, anyway, he's gonna get you.
[Db] [Bb] [Dbm]
[G] Hey, that shark has [Am] pretty teeth, dear, [A] And he shows them [G] pearly white.
[Em] Just a jackknife [Am] has Mac Heath's, dear, And he keeps it [G] way out of sight.
[Am]
[G] When that shark bites with [A] his teeth, dear, [Am] Scarlet [Am] billows, they [G] begin to spread.
[Em] Fancy white glove [Am] has Mac Heath, dear, So there's never, never a [G] trace of red.
[Eb] On [F]
a [C] sidewalk [Fm] one Sunday morning, Lies a body, [Db] [Ab] oozing life.
[Fm] Someone's sneaking [F] round that corner, [Bbm]
Could that someone [F] perhaps perchance be Mac the Knife?
[Dbm]
[A] From a tugboat [D] on the river goes slow, [Bm] A cement [D] bag is [A] dropping down.
You [Gbm] know that cement is [Bm] for the way it dips.
You can make a large bet that [A] bum's in town.
[Dm] My [Bb] man Louie Miller, [Gm] he's split the scene, babe, After drawing out all the bread from his stash.
Now Mac Heath spends [C] like a [Gm] sailor, [G] Do you suppose this guy he did [Gm] something rash?
[Ebm]
[B] Old Satchmo, [Abm] Louie Armstrong, [Db] Bobby Darin, [Abm] They [Db] did this song nice, Lady [B] Ella too.
They all sang it with so [Dbm] much feeling, [E]
That old blue-eyes, he [Eb] ain't gonna add [B] anything new.
But [E] with [C] this big [Em] fat man [D] jumping behind me, Swinging hard, [Dm] I know [C] I can't lose.
When I tell you [Am] all about Mac the [F] Knife, babes, [Dm]
It's an offer you can [G] never refuse.
[Ab] We [Db] got Patrick Williams, Bill Miller [Eb] playing that piano, And this wonderful great big band bringing [Bbm] up the rear.
All these bad cats in this band now, They [Ebm] make the greatest sounds [Eb] you're ever gonna hear.
[Bm] [D] Old Sukhi Todrick, Jenny Diver, Polly Peterson, Miss Blue Brown,
Hey, the [Gbm] Lion Farm's [Bm] on the right there.
[Em] Now that Mac Heath, yeah, [F] that bum is back, And I'm [Gbm] gonna tell you what I think that you [B] should do.
What should I do?
[E] You better lock your door [G] and call the law, [B] Because Mac Heath, he's come [D] back to town.
Get under the bed, hide, go to the country, anyway, he's gonna get you.
Key:
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[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dbm] _
[G] Hey, that shark has [Am] pretty teeth, dear, _ [A] And he shows them _ [G] pearly white. _
[Em] Just a jackknife _ [Am] has Mac Heath's, dear, And he keeps it [G] way out of sight.
[Am] _
[G] When that shark bites with [A] his teeth, dear, [Am] Scarlet [Am] billows, they [G] begin to spread. _
[Em] Fancy white glove [Am] has Mac Heath, dear, So there's never, never a [G] trace of red.
[Eb] On [F]
a [C] sidewalk [Fm] one Sunday morning, _ Lies a body, [Db] _ [Ab] oozing life. _ _
[Fm] Someone's sneaking _ [F] round that corner, _ [Bbm]
Could that someone [F] perhaps perchance be Mac the Knife?
[Dbm] _
[A] From a tugboat _ [D] on the river goes slow, [Bm] A cement [D] bag is [A] dropping down.
You [Gbm] know that cement is [Bm] for the way it dips.
You can make a large bet that [A] bum's in town.
[Dm] My [Bb] man Louie Miller, _ [Gm] he's split the scene, babe, After drawing out all the bread from his stash. _
Now Mac Heath spends [C] like a [Gm] sailor, [G] Do you suppose this guy he did [Gm] something rash?
[Ebm] _
[B] Old Satchmo, [Abm] Louie Armstrong, [Db] Bobby Darin, [Abm] They [Db] did this song nice, Lady [B] Ella too.
They all sang it with so [Dbm] much feeling, [E] _
That old blue-eyes, he [Eb] ain't gonna add [B] anything new.
But [E] with [C] this big [Em] fat man [D] jumping behind me, Swinging hard, [Dm] I know [C] I can't lose. _
When I tell you [Am] all about Mac the [F] Knife, babes, [Dm]
It's an offer you can [G] never refuse.
[Ab] We [Db] got Patrick Williams, Bill Miller [Eb] playing that piano, And this wonderful great big band bringing [Bbm] up the rear. _
All these bad cats in this band now, They [Ebm] make the greatest sounds [Eb] you're ever gonna hear.
_ [Bm] [D] Old Sukhi Todrick, _ Jenny Diver, _ Polly Peterson, Miss Blue Brown,
_ Hey, the [Gbm] Lion Farm's [Bm] on the right there. _
[Em] Now that Mac Heath, yeah, [F] that bum is back, And I'm [Gbm] gonna tell you what I think that you [B] should do.
What should I do?
[E] You better lock your door [G] and call the law, [B] Because Mac Heath, he's come [D] back to town.
Get under the bed, hide, go to the country, anyway, he's gonna get you. _
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[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dbm] _
[G] Hey, that shark has [Am] pretty teeth, dear, _ [A] And he shows them _ [G] pearly white. _
[Em] Just a jackknife _ [Am] has Mac Heath's, dear, And he keeps it [G] way out of sight.
[Am] _
[G] When that shark bites with [A] his teeth, dear, [Am] Scarlet [Am] billows, they [G] begin to spread. _
[Em] Fancy white glove [Am] has Mac Heath, dear, So there's never, never a [G] trace of red.
[Eb] On [F]
a [C] sidewalk [Fm] one Sunday morning, _ Lies a body, [Db] _ [Ab] oozing life. _ _
[Fm] Someone's sneaking _ [F] round that corner, _ [Bbm]
Could that someone [F] perhaps perchance be Mac the Knife?
[Dbm] _
[A] From a tugboat _ [D] on the river goes slow, [Bm] A cement [D] bag is [A] dropping down.
You [Gbm] know that cement is [Bm] for the way it dips.
You can make a large bet that [A] bum's in town.
[Dm] My [Bb] man Louie Miller, _ [Gm] he's split the scene, babe, After drawing out all the bread from his stash. _
Now Mac Heath spends [C] like a [Gm] sailor, [G] Do you suppose this guy he did [Gm] something rash?
[Ebm] _
[B] Old Satchmo, [Abm] Louie Armstrong, [Db] Bobby Darin, [Abm] They [Db] did this song nice, Lady [B] Ella too.
They all sang it with so [Dbm] much feeling, [E] _
That old blue-eyes, he [Eb] ain't gonna add [B] anything new.
But [E] with [C] this big [Em] fat man [D] jumping behind me, Swinging hard, [Dm] I know [C] I can't lose. _
When I tell you [Am] all about Mac the [F] Knife, babes, [Dm]
It's an offer you can [G] never refuse.
[Ab] We [Db] got Patrick Williams, Bill Miller [Eb] playing that piano, And this wonderful great big band bringing [Bbm] up the rear. _
All these bad cats in this band now, They [Ebm] make the greatest sounds [Eb] you're ever gonna hear.
_ [Bm] [D] Old Sukhi Todrick, _ Jenny Diver, _ Polly Peterson, Miss Blue Brown,
_ Hey, the [Gbm] Lion Farm's [Bm] on the right there. _
[Em] Now that Mac Heath, yeah, [F] that bum is back, And I'm [Gbm] gonna tell you what I think that you [B] should do.
What should I do?
[E] You better lock your door [G] and call the law, [B] Because Mac Heath, he's come [D] back to town.
Get under the bed, hide, go to the country, anyway, he's gonna get you. _
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