Mack The Knife Chords by Frank Sinatra
Tempo:
138.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
E
Am
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
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#]
[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
E
Am
F#
G
C
E
Am
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#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _