Chords for Mack The Knife - Louis Armstrong & Lotte Lenya
Tempo:
95.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Our story last week on Louis Armstrong prompted listener Art Hilgert to send us this recording,
the only record Louis Armstrong ever made with Lotta Lenya.
The renowned cabaret singer was married to Kurt [Bm] Weill, composer of the Three [Em] Penny Opera.
She told Mr.
Armstrong her husband had been influenced by some of Louis' recordings.
[Am] Can you hear that?
[D] [Bm]
[G] Oh, the shark has a pretty [A] cheek, dear [D] And he shows [G] them pearly white
Just a [E] jackknife has [A] my [Am] teeth, dear And [A] he keeps [D]
it [G] out of sight
[D] When the shark bites, so [Am] with his teeth, dear Scarlet [D]
billows start to spread
[G] [E] Fancy gloves, oh, [Em] [Am] wears MacHeath, dear So there's [A] not a trace [G] of red
Oh, on the sidewalk [G] [E] Sunday morning [A] [Am] Lies a body [G] oozing light
[Em] Someone's sneaking [A] around the [B] corner [E] Is that someone, [Am]
[G] Mac, the knight?
Yeah, from a tugboat up [Am] by the river bubble [D] A cement bag [G] drooping down
Mmm, [Em] the cement's just [Am] for the [B] weight, dear [E] Bet you [D]
MacHeath's [G] back down
Louis Miller [Am] disappeared, dear [A] After drawing [D]
out his cash
[G] And [Bm] MacHeath fends like a sailor [A] Did our boy [D] do [G] something rash?
Look here, so good, Chaudry [A] Jenny Diver
I said, Lottie Lenyer [Bm]
So with [G] Lucy Brown
Oh, [E] the line falls [Am] on the right, dear Now that [D]
MacHeath's back [G] in town
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Fm] [Bb]
[D] [Gm]
the only record Louis Armstrong ever made with Lotta Lenya.
The renowned cabaret singer was married to Kurt [Bm] Weill, composer of the Three [Em] Penny Opera.
She told Mr.
Armstrong her husband had been influenced by some of Louis' recordings.
[Am] Can you hear that?
[D] [Bm]
[G] Oh, the shark has a pretty [A] cheek, dear [D] And he shows [G] them pearly white
Just a [E] jackknife has [A] my [Am] teeth, dear And [A] he keeps [D]
it [G] out of sight
[D] When the shark bites, so [Am] with his teeth, dear Scarlet [D]
billows start to spread
[G] [E] Fancy gloves, oh, [Em] [Am] wears MacHeath, dear So there's [A] not a trace [G] of red
Oh, on the sidewalk [G] [E] Sunday morning [A] [Am] Lies a body [G] oozing light
[Em] Someone's sneaking [A] around the [B] corner [E] Is that someone, [Am]
[G] Mac, the knight?
Yeah, from a tugboat up [Am] by the river bubble [D] A cement bag [G] drooping down
Mmm, [Em] the cement's just [Am] for the [B] weight, dear [E] Bet you [D]
MacHeath's [G] back down
Louis Miller [Am] disappeared, dear [A] After drawing [D]
out his cash
[G] And [Bm] MacHeath fends like a sailor [A] Did our boy [D] do [G] something rash?
Look here, so good, Chaudry [A] Jenny Diver
I said, Lottie Lenyer [Bm]
So with [G] Lucy Brown
Oh, [E] the line falls [Am] on the right, dear Now that [D]
MacHeath's back [G] in town
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Fm] [Bb]
[D] [Gm]
Key:
G
D
Am
A
E
G
D
Am
Our story last week on Louis Armstrong prompted listener Art Hilgert to send us this recording,
the only record Louis Armstrong ever made with Lotta Lenya.
The renowned cabaret singer was married to Kurt [Bm] Weill, composer of the Three [Em] Penny Opera.
She told Mr.
Armstrong her husband had been influenced by some of Louis' recordings.
[Am] Can you hear that? _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Oh, the shark has a pretty [A] cheek, dear [D] And he shows [G] them pearly white
Just a [E] jackknife has [A] my [Am] teeth, dear And [A] he keeps [D]
it [G] out of sight
_ [D] When the shark bites, so [Am] with his teeth, dear Scarlet [D]
billows start to spread
[G] _ [E] Fancy gloves, oh, [Em] [Am] wears MacHeath, dear So there's [A] not a trace [G] of red
Oh, on the sidewalk [G] _ [E] Sunday morning [A] _ [Am] Lies a body [G] oozing light
_ _ [Em] Someone's sneaking [A] around the [B] corner [E] Is that someone, [Am] _
[G] Mac, the knight?
Yeah, from a tugboat up [Am] by the river bubble [D] A cement bag [G] drooping down
Mmm, [Em] the cement's just [Am] for the [B] weight, dear [E] Bet you _ [D]
MacHeath's [G] back down
_ Louis Miller _ [Am] disappeared, _ dear [A] After drawing [D] _
out his cash
[G] _ And [Bm] MacHeath fends like a _ sailor [A] Did our boy [D] do [G] something rash?
Look here, so good, Chaudry [A] Jenny Diver
I said, Lottie Lenyer [Bm]
So with [G] Lucy Brown
Oh, [E] the line falls [Am] on the right, dear Now that _ [D]
MacHeath's back [G] in town
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the only record Louis Armstrong ever made with Lotta Lenya.
The renowned cabaret singer was married to Kurt [Bm] Weill, composer of the Three [Em] Penny Opera.
She told Mr.
Armstrong her husband had been influenced by some of Louis' recordings.
[Am] Can you hear that? _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Oh, the shark has a pretty [A] cheek, dear [D] And he shows [G] them pearly white
Just a [E] jackknife has [A] my [Am] teeth, dear And [A] he keeps [D]
it [G] out of sight
_ [D] When the shark bites, so [Am] with his teeth, dear Scarlet [D]
billows start to spread
[G] _ [E] Fancy gloves, oh, [Em] [Am] wears MacHeath, dear So there's [A] not a trace [G] of red
Oh, on the sidewalk [G] _ [E] Sunday morning [A] _ [Am] Lies a body [G] oozing light
_ _ [Em] Someone's sneaking [A] around the [B] corner [E] Is that someone, [Am] _
[G] Mac, the knight?
Yeah, from a tugboat up [Am] by the river bubble [D] A cement bag [G] drooping down
Mmm, [Em] the cement's just [Am] for the [B] weight, dear [E] Bet you _ [D]
MacHeath's [G] back down
_ Louis Miller _ [Am] disappeared, _ dear [A] After drawing [D] _
out his cash
[G] _ And [Bm] MacHeath fends like a _ sailor [A] Did our boy [D] do [G] something rash?
Look here, so good, Chaudry [A] Jenny Diver
I said, Lottie Lenyer [Bm]
So with [G] Lucy Brown
Oh, [E] the line falls [Am] on the right, dear Now that _ [D]
MacHeath's back [G] in town
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _