Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Nancy Wilson, Al Jarreau, & Nnenna Freelon - Mack the Knife Chords
Tempo:
81.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Db
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Oh the shark can't protect his [G] dear
And the [D] [G] gentleman's really [D]
white
[Em] Just a jackass, oh the [C] man he's dead
Oh he keeps it [G] out of
When the shark bites [C] with his teeth [Am] in
His godly [D] billows start to spread
[G] Pensacola, [Em] where's my heat [Am] then?
[A] So there's never a [Bm] trace of red
[Ab] On the sidewalk Sunday [Db] morning
And there's a smell of
[Bbm] [Ab]
[F] Someone sneaking around [Bbm] the corner
Is that [Db] somebody [F] making [Gb] that
[D] Your phone's down by the river
[B] Got some cement back
[A] [Ab]
[Gbm] Back to Maggie's back
[D]
Back to Maggie's back
Back [Dbm] to Maggie's back
Back [Dm]
to Maggie's back
My sweet fellow
Don't be in my debt
All [Cm] [Bb] his wealth
[Gm] Back [Dm] to Maggie's back
[Bb] Back to [C] Maggie's back
[F] [Cm] [Bb]
[B] He keeps [Dbm]
[B]
it [E]
[Eb]
[Bm] [D]
[Dm] out [G] of
When the [A] shark bites [Am] with his teeth in
His [Dm] godly billows start to spread
Pensacola, where's my heat then?
Oh [D] he [Gb] keeps [Db] it out of
When the shark bites with his teeth in
[Eb] His godly billows start to [Bb] spread
Pensacola, [Db] where's my heat then?
[Bbm] [N]
And the [D] [G] gentleman's really [D]
white
[Em] Just a jackass, oh the [C] man he's dead
Oh he keeps it [G] out of
When the shark bites [C] with his teeth [Am] in
His godly [D] billows start to spread
[G] Pensacola, [Em] where's my heat [Am] then?
[A] So there's never a [Bm] trace of red
[Ab] On the sidewalk Sunday [Db] morning
And there's a smell of
[Bbm] [Ab]
[F] Someone sneaking around [Bbm] the corner
Is that [Db] somebody [F] making [Gb] that
[D] Your phone's down by the river
[B] Got some cement back
[A] [Ab]
[Gbm] Back to Maggie's back
[D]
Back to Maggie's back
Back [Dbm] to Maggie's back
Back [Dm]
to Maggie's back
My sweet fellow
Don't be in my debt
All [Cm] [Bb] his wealth
[Gm] Back [Dm] to Maggie's back
[Bb] Back to [C] Maggie's back
[F] [Cm] [Bb]
[B] He keeps [Dbm]
[B]
it [E]
[Eb]
[Bm] [D]
[Dm] out [G] of
When the [A] shark bites [Am] with his teeth in
His [Dm] godly billows start to spread
Pensacola, where's my heat then?
Oh [D] he [Gb] keeps [Db] it out of
When the shark bites with his teeth in
[Eb] His godly billows start to [Bb] spread
Pensacola, [Db] where's my heat then?
[Bbm] [N]
Key:
D
G
C
Db
Dm
D
G
C
[C] Oh the shark can't protect his [G] dear
_ And the [D] _ [G] gentleman's really _ [D]
white
[Em] Just a jackass, oh the [C] man he's dead
Oh he keeps it [G] out _ of
When the shark bites [C] with his teeth [Am] in
His godly [D] billows start to spread _
_ [G] Pensacola, [Em] _ where's my heat [Am] then?
[A] So there's never a [Bm] trace of red _
[Ab] On the sidewalk Sunday [Db] morning
And there's a smell of
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] Someone sneaking around [Bbm] the corner _
Is that [Db] somebody _ [F] _ making [Gb] that
_ [D] Your phone's down by the river
[B] Got some cement back
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _
[Gbm] Back to Maggie's back
_ _ _ [D] _
Back to Maggie's back
Back [Dbm] to Maggie's back
Back [Dm]
to Maggie's back
My sweet fellow
Don't be in my debt
All _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] his wealth
[Gm] Back [Dm] to Maggie's back
[Bb] Back to [C] Maggie's back _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [B] He _ keeps [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
it _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ out [G] _ of
When the [A] shark bites [Am] _ _ _ _ with his teeth in
His _ [Dm] godly billows start to spread
Pensacola, where's my heat then?
Oh _ [D] he _ _ [Gb] keeps [Db] it out of
When the shark bites with his teeth in
[Eb] His godly billows start to _ _ [Bb] spread
Pensacola, [Db] where's my heat then?
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ And the [D] _ [G] gentleman's really _ [D]
white
[Em] Just a jackass, oh the [C] man he's dead
Oh he keeps it [G] out _ of
When the shark bites [C] with his teeth [Am] in
His godly [D] billows start to spread _
_ [G] Pensacola, [Em] _ where's my heat [Am] then?
[A] So there's never a [Bm] trace of red _
[Ab] On the sidewalk Sunday [Db] morning
And there's a smell of
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] Someone sneaking around [Bbm] the corner _
Is that [Db] somebody _ [F] _ making [Gb] that
_ [D] Your phone's down by the river
[B] Got some cement back
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _
[Gbm] Back to Maggie's back
_ _ _ [D] _
Back to Maggie's back
Back [Dbm] to Maggie's back
Back [Dm]
to Maggie's back
My sweet fellow
Don't be in my debt
All _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] his wealth
[Gm] Back [Dm] to Maggie's back
[Bb] Back to [C] Maggie's back _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [B] He _ keeps [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
it _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ out [G] _ of
When the [A] shark bites [Am] _ _ _ _ with his teeth in
His _ [Dm] godly billows start to spread
Pensacola, where's my heat then?
Oh _ [D] he _ _ [Gb] keeps [Db] it out of
When the shark bites with his teeth in
[Eb] His godly billows start to _ _ [Bb] spread
Pensacola, [Db] where's my heat then?
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [N] _