Mack The Knife Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Tempo:
139.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Eb

Ab

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - Mack the Knife - Live chords
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[N] [Cm] Thank [G] you!
Thank you [Abm] ladies and gentlemen.
[G]
Thank you.
[Em] We'd like to do something [G] for you now.
[Gm] We haven't [Em] heard a girl sing [C] it.
And since it's [G] so popular, [E] we'd like to try and [D] do it for you.
[G] [C] We hope you remember all the words.
[G] [C]
[G] Old Shaggy has curly [C] teeth dear.
And he [Am] shows them [G] curly white.
[Em] Just a [G] jackknife has Macheve, dear.
And he [C] keeps [G] it out of sight.
[Em] Oh, the shark [C] fights [G]
[A] with his [C] teeth, dear.
[Em] Scarlet [Dm] billows
[G] start to spread.
Fancy gloves though wears [Am] Macheve, dear.
[G]
So there's not a tragey ace of red.
[Bbm]
Oh, [Fm] Sunday, Sunday [Bbm] morning.
Eyes [Db] of body [Eb]
[Ab] oozing [Bb] [Abm] light.
[Ab]
Someone [Fm] sneaking [Bbm] round the corner.
Tell me could it be, could it be, could it [Eb] be that [Ab] good night?
[Em] Oh, [A] what's the [D] next [Dbm] chorus [Bm] to this song now?
This is the one now.
[G] I [Gbm] don't [E] know, [A] but it [Gbm] was the swinging tune.
And [Bm] it's a [Gbm] hit [Bm] tune.
[D] So we try to do [E]
[A] Macheve.
[Cm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] Oh, something about the cat.
[Cm] Yes.
Miller.
He was spinning [Gm] at stride.
And Macheve, dear, he spins [Cm] like a sailor.
Tell me, tell me, tell me, [Fm] could that boy do [F]
[Gm] something [Dbm] rash?
[Gb]
[E] Oh, Bobby Derrick and Louis Armstrong.
They made a record.
[Gb] Oh, but [Abm] they did.
[Dbm] We're making a wreck, [Gb] what a wreck of Mac [Abm] the Knife.
[G] Oh, [C] Snoopy Dottie.
Fa [Am] la la la la la la [Bb] la la la [F] la.
Sing.
Fa la la [C] la la la la la la la la.
[G] Just a [C]
[Dm] janky thing.
[Gm]
[C] [Ab] So if you [Gb] heard, [Db] [Bb] yes, we [Gb] swung it.
[Bb] And [Gb] we tried to.
[Ab] Yes, [Db] we sung it.
You won't [Bbm] recognize it.
[Ebm] It's a surprise hit.
This [Ab] tune comes at [Db] the night.
[Ab] And so we leave you [Ebm] in Berlin town.
[Ab] [Ebm]
Yes, we swung old [Db] Mac.
[Eb] We swung old [Bb] Mackey [Db] down.
[Fm] For the Derrick [Bbm] fans and for the [Ebm] Louis Armstrong fans too, we [Eb] told you look out, [Ab]
[Db] Mackey.
[Gb] Mackey. [Db] Mackey.
[Eb] [Em]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
G
2131
C
3211
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Ella Fitzgerald - (Live at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 1960) Mack The Knife chords, practice playing D, G, Em, C, E, D, G, C, G, Am, G, Em and G in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 70 BPM and then match the original tempo of 140 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Eb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[N] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ Thank [G] you!
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you [Abm] ladies and gentlemen.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Thank you.
_ _ _ [Em] We'd like to do something [G] for you now.
_ [Gm] We haven't [Em] heard a girl sing [C] it.
And since it's [G] so popular, [E] we'd like to try and [D] do it for you.
_ _ [G] _ [C] We hope you remember all the words.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ Old Shaggy has _ _ curly [C] teeth dear. _
And he [Am] _ shows them _ _ [G] curly white. _ _ _
_ [Em] Just a _ _ [G] jackknife has _ Macheve, dear. _
And he [C] keeps [G] it out of sight. _ _ _
[Em] Oh, the shark [C] fights [G] _ _
[A] with his [C] teeth, dear. _ _
_ _ [Em] Scarlet _ [Dm] billows _
[G] start to _ spread. _ _ _
_ Fancy gloves though _ wears [Am] Macheve, dear.
_ [G]
So there's not a tragey ace of red.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
Oh, _ [Fm] Sunday, _ _ Sunday [Bbm] _ morning. _ _ _
Eyes [Db] of body _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] oozing [Bb] _ _ [Abm] light.
[Ab] _ _
Someone [Fm] _ sneaking _ _ [Bbm] round the corner.
_ Tell me could it be, could it be, could it [Eb] be that [Ab] good night?
_ [Em] _ _ Oh, [A] what's the [D] next [Dbm] chorus _ [Bm] to this song now?
_ _ This is the one now.
_ [G] I [Gbm] don't [E] know, _ [A] _ but it [Gbm] was the swinging tune.
_ And [Bm] it's a [Gbm] hit [Bm] tune.
[D] So we try to do [E] _ _ _
[A] Macheve.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] Oh, something about the cat. _ _
[Cm] Yes.
_ Miller.
_ He was spinning [Gm] at _ stride.
_ _ And _ Macheve, dear, _ he spins [Cm] like a _ sailor.
Tell me, tell me, tell me, [Fm] could that boy do [F] _
[Gm] something _ _ [Dbm] rash?
_ [Gb] _
[E] Oh, Bobby Derrick _ and Louis _ Armstrong.
_ _ They made a record.
_ [Gb] Oh, but [Abm] they did. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ We're making a wreck, [Gb] what a wreck of Mac [Abm] the _ Knife.
[G] _ Oh, [C] Snoopy _ Dottie.
Fa [Am] la la la la la la [Bb] la la la [F] la. _ _
Sing.
_ _ _ Fa la la [C] la la la la la la la la. _
[G] Just a _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ janky thing. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ So if you [Gb] heard, _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] yes, we [Gb] swung it.
_ _ [Bb] And [Gb] we tried to.
_ _ [Ab] Yes, [Db] we sung it.
_ You won't [Bbm] recognize it. _ _ _ _
[Ebm] It's a _ surprise hit. _
This [Ab] tune comes _ at [Db] the night.
_ _ [Ab] And so we leave you _ _ [Ebm] in Berlin town.
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
Yes, we swung old [Db] Mac.
[Eb] We swung old [Bb] Mackey [Db] down.
_ [Fm] For the Derrick [Bbm] fans and for the [Ebm] Louis Armstrong fans too, we [Eb] told you look out, _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] Mackey.
_ _ _ [Gb] Mackey. _ _ [Db] Mackey. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.

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