Mack the Knife Chords by Bobby Darin

Tempo:
85.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

C

Ab

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mack the Knife chords
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Oh, [Bb] the shark, baby, has [C] such teeth, yeah,
and it shows them all the way.
[Bb] Just a jackknife [Dbm] has [Eb] old Maggie Heath, baby,
and it keeps it [Bb] out of sight.
You know [Bb] when that shark, [C] well, it's teeth,
scarlet billows, [F] star-fussed [Bb] grin,
fancy gloves, [Dbm] though, wears [Eb] old Maggie Heath, baby,
so there's never, never a trace of [Bb] red.
[Gb] [Ab] That one, [Ebm] oh, [E] Sunday morning, uh-huh,
lies [Bbm] a body [Ab] just oozing [B] life.
And someone's sneaking [Fm] round [Dbm] the corner.
Could that someone [Gb] be [B] Mack the Knife?
[Am] There's a tugboat [Eb] down by the [F] river, don't you know,
where [Bb] a cement [G] belt's just a-drooping on [C] down.
Oh, that cement is just [Eb] it there for [Dm] the wait, dear.
Five will get you ten, old [B] Maggie's back [C] in town.
Now, [Bbm] dear, about Louie Miller, he [Ebm] disappeared, baby,
[Ab] after drawing out [Db] all his hard-earned [Bb] cash.
And now [Db] Maggie Heath's [Em] been just like his girl, uh,
[Ab] could it [Ebm] be a [Bb] boy, something rash, [A] [D] uh-uh.
Yes, [Bm] it's a Barbie, [A] who Miss Lottie Linya [D] and Lucy Brown
wore the lion horns [Em] on the right, [A] baby.
[Em] Now, that
[A] [C] Maggie's back [Bm] in town.
[Bb] I [Eb] said, Jenny Diver, oh, [Fm] Sookie Todd,
Oh, that Barbie, look out to Miss [Bb] Lottie Linya [Eb] and old Lucy Brown.
Yes, that lion [C] horns on [Bb] the right, baby.
Now, [Ab] that [C] Maggie's back in [Eb] town.
[G] Look out, old Maggie's back.
[Eb] [N]
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Bb
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Eb
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C
3211
Ab
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A
1231
Bb
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Eb
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C
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To learn Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bbm, Ab, Db, Gb, D, F, Bm, G, C, D, Em, A, G and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 84. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [Bb] the shark, baby, has [C] such teeth, yeah,
and it shows them _ all the way.
[Bb] _ Just a jackknife [Dbm] has [Eb] old Maggie Heath, baby,
and it keeps it _ [Bb] out of sight.
You know [Bb] when that shark, _ [C] well, it's teeth,
_ scarlet billows, [F] _ star-fussed [Bb] grin,
_ fancy gloves, [Dbm] though, wears [Eb] old Maggie Heath, baby,
so there's never, never a trace of [Bb] red.
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] That one, [Ebm] oh, [E] Sunday morning, uh-huh,
lies [Bbm] a body [Ab] just oozing [B] life.
And someone's sneaking [Fm] round [Dbm] the corner.
Could that someone [Gb] be [B] Mack the Knife?
_ [Am] There's a tugboat [Eb] down by the [F] river, don't you know,
where [Bb] a cement [G] belt's just a-drooping on [C] down.
Oh, that cement is just [Eb] it there for [Dm] the wait, dear.
Five will get you ten, old [B] Maggie's back [C] in town.
Now, [Bbm] dear, about Louie Miller, _ he [Ebm] disappeared, baby,
_ [Ab] after drawing out [Db] all his hard-earned [Bb] cash.
And now [Db] Maggie Heath's [Em] been just like his girl, uh,
[Ab] could it [Ebm] be a [Bb] boy, something rash, [A] _ [D] uh-uh.
Yes, [Bm] it's a Barbie, [A] who Miss Lottie Linya _ [D] and Lucy Brown
wore the lion horns [Em] on the right, [A] baby.
[Em] Now, that _
[A] _ [C] Maggie's back [Bm] in town.
[Bb] I [Eb] said, Jenny Diver, oh, [Fm] Sookie Todd,
Oh, that Barbie, look out to Miss [Bb] Lottie Linya _ [Eb] and old Lucy Brown.
Yes, that lion [C] horns on [Bb] the right, baby.
Now, [Ab] that [C] _ _ _ _ Maggie's back in [Eb] town. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Look out, old Maggie's back.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of The Ultimate album.

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