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Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Chords

Chord reference C6, Dm, G7, Am, G, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Well, the [C6]shark has pretty [Dm]teeth dear And he [G7]keeps them pearly [C6]white Just a [Am]jackknife has old Mac [Dm]Heath dear And he [G7]keeps it out of [C6]sight

When the [C6]shark bites with his [Dm]teeth dear, Scarlet [G7]billows start to [C6]spread Fancy [Am]gloves though wears old Mac [Dm]Heath dear, So there’s [G7]never a trace of [C6]red

Sunday [C6]morning, on the [Dm]sidewalk, Lies a [G7]body oozing [C6]life And someone’s [Am]creeping, round the [Dm]corner. Could that [G7]someone be Mack the [C6]Knife?

From a [C6]tug boat on the [Dm]river A ce[G7]ment bag’s dropping [C6]down The ce[Am]ment’s just for the [Dm]weight, dear. I bet you [G7]Macky is back in [C6]town

Louis [C6]Miller dis[Dm]appeared, dear, After [G7]drawing all his [C6]cash And old Mac [Am]Heath spends like a [Dm]sailor, Did our [G7]boy do something [C6]rash?

Jenny [C6]Diver; Sukey [Dm]Tawdry; Lotte [G7]Lenya; Sweet Lucy [C6]Brown Well, the [Am]line forms on the [Dm]right girls Now that [G7]Macky’s back in [C6]town!

Well, the [Am]line forms on the [Dm]right girls. You know that [G]Macky. [G7]STOP He’s back in [C]town!

Artist Bobby Darin
Album Petticoats and Popcorn
Genres Pop
Year 1928
Key C6

How to Play Mack The Knife on Guitar?

Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife can be played in the key of C6 using the C6, Dm, G7, Am, G, C chords.

  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Mack The Knife with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.