Mack The Knife
1928
deKurt Weill / Berthold Brecht
C7DmFGm7
4 chords used in this song
FGm7
Oh, the Fshark has pretty Gm7teeth, dear
C7F
And he C7shows them, pearly Fwhite
DmGm7
Just a Dmjackknife has MacGm7heath, dear
C7F
And he C7keeps it out of Fsight
FGm7
When the Fshark bites with his Gm7teeth, dear
C7F
Scarlet C7billows start to Fspread
DmGm7
Fancy Dmgloves though wears MacGm7heath, dear
C7FC7
So there's C7not a trace, of Fred C7
FGm7
On the Fsidewalk, Sunday Gm7mornin'
C7F
Lies a C7body oozin' Flife
DmGm7
Someone Dmsneakin' around the Gm7corner
C7FC7
Is the C7someone Mack the FKnife? C7
FGm7
From a Ftugboat by the Gm7river
C7F
A ceC7ment bag's droopin' Fdown
DmGm7
Yeah, the Dmcement's just for the Gm7weight, dear
C7FC7
Bet you C7Mack, he's back in Ftown C7
FGm7
Yes FLouie Miller disaGm7ppeared dear
C7F
After C7drawing out all his Fcash
DmGm7
And MacDmheath spends like a Gm7sailor
C7FC7
Did our C7boy do somethin' Frash? C7
FGm7
Sukey FTawdry, Jenny Gm7Diver
C7F
Lotte C7Lenya, Sweet FLucy Brown
DmGm7
Oh, the Dmline forms on the Gm7right, dears
C7F
Now that C7Mack, he's back in Ftown
DmF
Yes, the Dmline forms on the Fright, dears
C7F
Now that C7Mack, he's back in Ftown
Option: raise the key by a semitone everytime the verse ends on C7. Use a barre chord to keep the same chord shapes.
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