{"id":663,"date":"2021-05-10T04:30:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T04:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=663"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:28:19","slug":"mac-the-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/mac-the-knife\/","title":{"rendered":"Mack the Knife"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mack The Knife chords\r\n<\/span>Bobby Darin\r\n<\/span> \r\nCapo I\r\n<\/span> \r\n        F<\/span>                     Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear\r\n<\/span><\/span>       C7<\/span>                F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And it shows them pearly white\r\n<\/span><\/span>       Dm<\/span>                   Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe\r\n<\/span><\/span>       C7<\/span>                   F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And he keeps it, ah, out of sight\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n                  F<\/span>                    Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe\r\n<\/span><\/span>        C7<\/span>               F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Scarlet billows start to spread\r\n<\/span><\/span>      Dm<\/span>                       Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe\r\n<\/span><\/span>           C7<\/span>                      F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>So there's never, never a trace of red\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n           F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, \r\n<\/span><\/span>           Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>whoo sunny morning, un huh\r\n<\/span><\/span>       C7<\/span>               F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Lies a body just oozin' life, eek\r\n<\/span><\/span>              Dm<\/span>                  Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner\r\n<\/span><\/span>           C7<\/span>                  F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Could that someone be Mack the Knife?\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n          F<\/span>                              Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know\r\n<\/span><\/span>        C7<\/span>                               F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down\r\n<\/span><\/span>         Dm<\/span>                                 Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear\r\n<\/span><\/span>                       C7<\/span>              F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n         F<\/span>                Gm<\/span>              C7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe\r\n<\/span><\/span>                                      F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash\r\n<\/span><\/span>        Dm<\/span>                          Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor\r\n<\/span><\/span>         C7<\/span>                          F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n          F<\/span>                          Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry \r\n<\/span><\/span>                C7<\/span>                 F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown\r\n<\/span><\/span>        Dm<\/span>                Gm<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Oh, the line forms on the right, babe\r\n<\/span><\/span>         C7<\/span>              F<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Now that Macky's back in town\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\nSet8\r\n\r\n\r\nMACK THE KNIFE 1928 l\r\nWELL THE SHARK HAS\r\nPRETTY TEETH, DEAR,\r\nAND HE SHOWS THEM PEARLY WHITE.\r\nJUST A JACK-KNIFE\r\nHAS OLD MACHEATH, DEAR,\r\nAND HE KEEPS IT OUT OF SIGHT.\r\nWHEN THE SHARK BITES\r\nWITH HIS TEETH, DEAR,\r\nSCARLET BILLOWS START TO SPREAD.\r\nFANCY GLOVES WEARS\r\nOLD MACHEATH, DEAR\r\nSO THERE\u2019S NEVER A TRACE OF RED.\r\nSUNDAY MORNING, ON THE SIDEWALK,\r\nLIES A BODY OOZING LIFE.\r\nSOMEONE\u2019S SNEAKING\r\nAROUND THE CORNER.\r\nIS THAT SOMEONE MACK THE KNIFE?\r\nFROM A TUGBOAT ON THE RIVER\r\nA CEMENT BAG\u2019S DROPPING DOWN.\r\nTHE CEMENT\u2019S JUST FOR THE\r\nWEIGHT, DEAR.\r\nFIVE WILL GET YOU TEN\r\nOLD MACKY\u2019S BACK IN TOWN.\r\nLOUIE MILLER DISAPPEARED, DEAR,\r\nAFTER DRAWING ALL HIS CASH.\r\nAND MACHEATH SPENDS LIKE A SAILOR.\r\nDID OUR BOY DO SOMETHING RASH?\r\nSUKEY TAWDRY, JENNY DIVER,\r\nLOTTE LENYA AND OLD LUCY BROWN.\r\nWELL, THE LINE FORMS\r\nON THE RIGHT GIRLS,\r\nNOW THAT MACKY\u2019S BACK IN TOWN.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n
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Mack The Knife chords\r\nBobby Darin  1959\r\n \r\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mack_the_Knife\r\n \r\nCapo I\r\n \r\n        C                     Dm\r\nOh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear\r\n       G7                C\r\nAnd it shows them pearly white\r\n       Am                   Dm\r\nJust a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe\r\n       G7                   C\r\nAnd he keeps it, ah, out of sight\r\n \r\n                  C                    Dm\r\nYa know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe\r\n        G7               C\r\nScarlet billows start to spread\r\n      Am                       Dm\r\nFancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe\r\n           G7                      C\r\nSo there's never, never a trace of red\r\n \r\n           C\r\nNow on the sidewalk, huh, huh, \r\n           Dm\r\nwhoo sunny morning, un huh\r\n       G7               C\r\nLies a body just oozin' life, eek\r\n              Am                  Dm\r\nAnd someone's sneakin' 'round the corner\r\n           G7                  C\r\nCould that someone be Mack the Knife?\r\n \r\n          C                              Dm\r\nThere's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know\r\n        G7                               C\r\nWhere a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down\r\n         Am                                 Dm\r\nOh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear\r\n                       G7              C\r\nFive'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town\r\n \r\n         C<\/span>                Dm<\/span>              G7<\/span>\r\nNow d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe\r\n                                      C<\/span>\r\nAfter drawin' out all his hard-earned cash\r\n        Am<\/span>                          Dm<\/span>\r\nAnd now MacHeath spends just like a sailor\r\n         G7<\/span>                          C<\/span>\r\nCould it be our boy's done somethin' rash?\r\n \r\n          C<\/span>                          Dm<\/span>\r\nNow Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry \r\n                G7<\/span>                 C<\/span>\r\nOoh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown\r\n        Am<\/span>                Dm<\/span>\r\nOh, the line forms on the right, babe\r\n         G7<\/span>              C<\/span>\r\nNow that Macky's back in town\r\n \r\nSet8<\/pre>\n
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KEY OF C BELOW Strumming There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Create and get +5 IQ Mack The Knife chords Bobby Darin Capo I F Gm Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear C7 F And it shows them pearly white Dm Gm Just a jackknife … CLICK TO VIEW SONGMack the Knife<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,13,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-x-bill-chase","category-live-piano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}