Mack the Knife Chords by King Kurt

Tempo:
120.2 bpm
Chords used:

B

Dbm

Bb

Dm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mack the Knife chords
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[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [Dbm]
[Cm] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] Oh, the shark has pretty [Cm] teeth, yeah, and he shows [F] them [Bb] pearly white.
Just [Dm] a [Dbm] jackknife has [Cm] all my teeth, yeah, [Gm] and he can't [F] sit [Bb] out his hike.
Well, the shark bites with [Cm] his teeth, yeah, scarlet billows, [F]
and [Bb] starfish red.
[Dm] Fancy gloves [Dbm] wear so [Cm] my tooth, yeah, [Gm] so there's never, [F]
never a [Bb] trace of wear.
Oh, the southpaw,
[Eb] standing [Bb] monotonous, lies a funny, just losing life.
[Gm] Someone [Dm] sneaking [Db]
[C] round the corner, [Gm] could that someone [F] be [Gm] my nipple?
[B]
There's a tugboat down [Abm] by Riverdale, [Dbm] with some pet [B] lice just to calm down.
Lots [Ebm] of money's [Dm] just, just a [Dbm] good way, [B] yeah, [Bb] to make [Dbm] it [Gb]
back [B] in town, where we belong.
He has [Abm] some help, yeah, where to join [B] him, he's hard on cash.
Now [Ebm] that he's left, [Dm]
[Dbm] Sarkisella, [Abm] could it [E] be [Gb] our boy's done [B] something rash?
[G] Oh, this lady, [Fm]
and Lucy Brown, [E] Snooky Dundon, and Matty Tosley.
[Ebm] Now I've [B] got some [Dbm] humble bread here, now that Matty [Gb] gets back [B] in town.
I [Eb]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Ab] [B] [Eb] [B]
[Ab] [Dbm] [B] [Db] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Dbm] [B]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Dbm] [Gb] [Db] [Dbm]
[Bb] [Dm] [B] [Dbm]
[Gb] [B]
shall [Eb]
find the [D] home [Dm]
of [Dbm] the [Abm]
Narnia.
[Bbm] Now [B] let me [Ab] [Gb]
Sarkisella.
[B]
[E] [D] [Gb]
[Bb] [B]
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
Dbm
13421114
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gb
134211112
B
12341112
Dbm
13421114
Bb
12341111
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To learn King Kurt - Mack The Knife chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dbm, Cm, F, Bb, Dm, Dbm, Cm, Gm, F, Bb and Cm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 60 BPM before aiming for the song's 120 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: B Major.

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_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ Oh, the shark has pretty [Cm] teeth, yeah, and he shows [F] them [Bb] pearly white.
Just [Dm] a [Dbm] jackknife has [Cm] all my teeth, yeah, [Gm] and he can't [F] sit [Bb] out his hike.
Well, the shark bites with [Cm] his teeth, yeah, scarlet billows, [F]
and [Bb] starfish red.
_ [Dm] Fancy gloves [Dbm] wear so [Cm] my tooth, yeah, [Gm] so there's never, [F]
never a [Bb] trace of wear.
Oh, the southpaw, _
[Eb] standing [Bb] monotonous, lies a funny, just losing life.
[Gm] _ Someone [Dm] sneaking [Db] _
[C] round the corner, [Gm] could that someone [F] be [Gm] my nipple?
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's a tugboat down [Abm] by Riverdale, [Dbm] with some pet [B] lice just to calm down.
Lots [Ebm] of money's [Dm] just, just a [Dbm] good way, [B] yeah, [Bb] to make [Dbm] it _ [Gb]
back [B] in town, where we belong. _
He has [Abm] some help, yeah, where to join [B] him, he's hard on cash.
Now [Ebm] that he's left, [Dm] _
_ [Dbm] Sarkisella, [Abm] could it [E] be [Gb] our boy's done [B] something rash?
[G] Oh, this lady, _ [Fm]
and Lucy Brown, _ [E] Snooky Dundon, and Matty Tosley.
[Ebm] Now I've [B] got some [Dbm] humble bread here, now that Matty [Gb] gets back [B] in town.
I _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _
[Ab] _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Db] _ [Abm] _
_ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ shall _ [Eb] _
find the [D] home [Dm] _ _
of [Dbm] the _ _ _ _ [Abm]
Narnia.
[Bbm] Now [B] let _ me _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sarkisella.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Ooh Wallah Wallah album.