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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[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]
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
C
Eb
Ab
Db
G
C
Eb
[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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ 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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _