Chords with lyrics
The Ballad Of Mack The Knife (Der Moritat Von Mackie Messer)
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
From the play "The Threepenny Opera" (1928)
Standard Tuning
Chords for the first 2 lines of every verse (with high note for singing reference)
C6C6 DmDm G9G9 G9G9
e|----5-----5-----5------5-----|
BB|----5-----6-----3------0-----|
G+G|----5-----7-----4--OR--0-----|
D MajorD|----5-----7-----3------0-----|
A augmentedA|----3-----5-----5------2-----|
E MajorE|----------------3------3-----|
C6C6 DmDm
Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear,
G9G9 C6C6
And he shows them pearly white;
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
Just a jack-knife has Macheath, dear,
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
And he keeps it out of sight!
C6C6 DmDm
When the shark bites with his teeth, dear,
G9G9 C6C6
Scarlet billows start to spread;
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
Fancy gloves, though, wears Macheath, dear,
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
So there's not a trace of red!
C6C6 DmDm
On the sidewalk Sunday morning
G9G9 C6C6
Lies a body oozing life;
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
Someone sneaking 'round the corner;
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
Is that someone Mack the Knife?
C6C6 DmDm
From a tugboat by the river,
G9G9 C6C6
A augmentedA cement bag's dropping down;
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
The cement's just for the weight, dear;
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
Bet ya Mackie's back in town!
C6C6 DmDm
Louie Miller disappeared, dear,
G9G9 C6C6
After drawing out his cash,
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
And Macheath spends like a sailor;
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
Did our boy do something rash?
C6C6 DmDm
Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver,
G9G9 C6C6
Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown;
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
Oh, the line forms on the right, dears,
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
Now that Mackie's back in town!
C6C6 DmDm
Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear,
G9G9 C6C6
And he shows them pearly white;
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
Just a jack-knife has Macheath, dear,
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
And he keeps it out of sight!
A minorAm Dm7Dm7
Just a jack-knife has Macheath, dear,
Slow down
Dm7Dm7 C6C6
And he keeps it out of sight!