Mack The Knife Chords by Frank Sinatra

Tempo:
138.55 bpm
Chords used:

C

E

Am

F#

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mack The Knife chords
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I know the [E] best.
[D] Oh, [C]
[C]
[G] the shark has [B]
[Am] pretty teeth, [E] dear.
[A] And [A] he shows them pearly [Em] white.
[G]
Just a jackknife [B]
has [Am] back teeth, dear.
[C]
[Am] And he keeps it, keeps it way out [G] of sight.
[Am]
[F#] When [G] that shark bites
[D] with [C] his [F#] teeth, dear.
[Am] Scarlet billows, [C] they [F#] begin to spread.
[E] [C#m]
Fancy [Em] white [G] gloves, though, has [Am] back teeth, dear.
So there's barely ever one trace [D] of red [Bm] on [F]
[G] [G#] the sidewalk.
[G#]
One Sunday [A#m] morning [C#]
[Fm] lies a [G] body [C#]
[G#] oozing light.
[F]
[G#] Someone's sneaking [Cm]
round [C#] the corner.
Could [A#m] that someone perhaps a [D#] chance to be met [Cm] tonight?
[G#]
From [A] a tugboat
[Am] on [Bm] the river going [E] slow.
[D] [Bm] A cement [B] [F#m] bag, it is [A] dropping down.
[F#m] Yeah, the cement is just for the weight, dear.
[B]
You can make a large bet, my teeth is [A] back in town.
[F]
[G] My man, Louis Miller, he [C] split the [E] scene, baby.
[Cm]
After drawing out all the prep from [Gm] his stash.
[A#]
[Gm] Now, Mac, he spends just [Cm] like a pimp, [A] baby.
[Cm] Do you suppose that our boy, he did [A#] something rash?
[F#] Ah, [B] old Satchmo, Louis Armstrong, [C#m] Bobby Darin.
They did this song nice, Lady [B] Ella, too.
They all sang [G#m] it with so [C#m] much [E] feeling.
That old blue-eye, [F#] he ain't gonna [C#m] add nothing [B] new.
But
[C] with Quincy [E] McMahon [C]
right [F] behind me, swinging hard, Jack.
I know I [C] can't lose [Am]
when I tell you all about that [Am] tonight, baby.
It's an offer you [Dm] can never [C] refuse.
[D#]
We got George Benson, we got Newman Foster.
We got the Brecker brothers and Hamptons bringing up the rear.
[A#m]
All these bad cats and more [D#m] are in the band [F#] now.
[D#] They make the greatest [G#] sounds you're ever gonna hear.
[A#m]
[C#] Hey, Suki Totsy, Jenny Diver, Holly Peacham, oh, Miss Lulu Brown.
Oh, the lion forms on the right deer.
[D#m] Now that Mackey, [F#] I mean that [Em] man Mackey.
Yeah, he's [E] bad.
Mercy, mercy.
[Fm] Yeah, he's badder than old [F#] Leroy Brown.
You better lock [A#m] your door and call the law.
Because Mackey, [C#] that [G#] punk, [C#] he's back in [E] town.
[F#] [F] [G#] [C#]
Key:  
C
3211
E
2311
Am
2311
F#
134211112
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
Am
2311
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To start learning Frank Sinatra - Mack The Knife chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, Am, Dm, F, C, E, G, Gb, Bb, Ebm, Gb, Ab and Db in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 69 BPM and then match the original tempo of 138 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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I know the [E] best. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Oh, [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] the shark has _ [B] _
_ [Am] pretty teeth, [E] dear. _ _
[A] And [A] he shows them _ _ _ _ pearly [Em] white.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ Just a jackknife [B] _ _ _
has [Am] back teeth, dear.
[C] _ _
[Am] And he keeps it, _ keeps it way out [G] of sight.
_ _ [Am] _ _
[F#] When [G] that shark bites _ _ _
[D] with [C] his [F#] teeth, dear. _ _
[Am] _ Scarlet billows, [C] _ they [F#] begin to spread.
[E] _ _ _ [C#m]
Fancy [Em] white [G] gloves, though, _ _ has [Am] back teeth, dear.
_ So _ there's barely _ ever one trace [D] of red [Bm] on [F] _ _
[G] _ [G#] the sidewalk.
_ _ _ [G#]
One Sunday [A#m] morning _ _ [C#] _ _
[Fm] lies a [G] body _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] oozing light.
_ [F] _ _
_ [G#] Someone's sneaking _ _ _ [Cm] _
round [C#] the corner. _ _ _
Could [A#m] that someone perhaps a [D#] chance to be met [Cm] tonight?
_ _ [G#] _ _
From [A] a tugboat _ _ _
[Am] on [Bm] the river going [E] slow. _
[D] _ [Bm] A cement [B] _ [F#m] bag, it is [A] dropping down. _ _ _ _
[F#m] Yeah, the cement _ is just for the weight, dear.
[B] _ _
_ You can make a large bet, my teeth is [A] back in town.
_ _ [F] _ _
[G] My man, Louis Miller, _ _ he [C] split the [E] scene, baby.
[Cm] _ _
_ After drawing out all the prep from [Gm] his stash.
_ [A#] _ _
_ [Gm] Now, Mac, he spends _ _ just [Cm] like a pimp, _ [A] baby. _
[Cm] Do you suppose that our boy, he did [A#] something rash? _ _
[F#] Ah, _ [B] _ old Satchmo, Louis Armstrong, [C#m] Bobby Darin. _ _ _ _
_ They did this song nice, _ _ Lady [B] Ella, too. _ _ _ _
_ _ They all sang [G#m] it with so [C#m] much _ [E] feeling. _ _
_ That old blue-eye, [F#] he ain't gonna [C#m] add nothing [B] new.
_ But _
[C] with Quincy [E] McMahon [C] _ _
right _ [F] behind me, _ _ _ swinging hard, Jack.
I know I [C] can't lose _ [Am] _ _ _
when I tell you all about that [Am] tonight, baby. _ _
_ It's an offer _ you [Dm] can never [C] refuse.
_ _ [D#] _
We got George Benson, _ _ we got Newman Foster. _ _ _
We got the Brecker brothers _ and Hamptons bringing up the rear.
_ [A#m] _ _
_ All these bad cats and more [D#m] are in the band [F#] now. _ _
[D#] _ They make the greatest [G#] sounds you're ever gonna hear.
[A#m] _ _ _ _
[C#] Hey, Suki Totsy, _ _ _ _ Jenny Diver, _ _ _ _ Holly Peacham, _ _ oh, Miss Lulu Brown. _ _ _ _
Oh, the lion forms _ _ _ on the right deer. _ _
_ [D#m] Now that Mackey, [F#] _ I mean that [Em] man Mackey.
Yeah, he's [E] bad.
Mercy, mercy.
[Fm] Yeah, he's badder than old [F#] Leroy Brown. _ _ _
_ You better lock [A#m] your door and call the law.
Because Mackey, [C#] _ that [G#] punk, [C#] he's back in [E] town.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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