Robbie Williams - Mack The Knife: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mack The Knife" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Mack The Knife Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Robbie Williams

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mack The Knife" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C                            Dm
Oh, the shark babe has such teeth dear,
         G7                 C6
and he shows them, pearly white.
        Em        Cdim7      Dm
Just a jack knife has old MacHeath babe,
               G7        C6
and he keeps it  out of sight.

Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, its old MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red

On the sidewalk, oh, Sunday morning, dontcha know
Lies a body just oozin' life
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
Could that be our boy, Mack the knife?

From a tug boat, down by the river, dontcha know
There's a cement bag just dropping on down
That cement's there, it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Mack, he's back in town

D'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller, he disappeared, baby
After drawing out all, his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends,
he spends just like a, like a sailor
Could it be, could it be, could it be,
our boy's done something rash?

Now Jenny Diver, oh Sukey Tawdry
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya, and ole Lucy Brown
Yeah, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town

I said Jenny Diver, woah, oh Sukey Tawdry
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya, and ole Lucy Brown
Yeah the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's, back in town...

Look out, old Macky is back, wow!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

C6

Guitar chord C6

Cdim7

Guitar chord Cdim7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mack The Knife" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mack The Knife" by Robbie Williams.

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