Mack The Knife Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh, the shark, babe,
has [Am]such teeth, dear
[A]And it sho[D]ws them pearly whi[G]te
Just a [F#]jackknife has old MacHeath,
[Am]babe
And he keeps [D]it, ah, out of [G]sight
You know when that shark bites
with his [A]teeth[Am], babe
Scarlet [A]billows [D]start to spr[G]ead
Fancy gloves, oh,
[Eb]wear[G]s old [F#]MacHe[A]ath, babe[Am]
So there's [C]never[Am] ,
[D]never a trace of red
[G]

[Verse 2]
[Eb]
Now on the side[Db]walk, huh, huh,
[Ab]whoo[Db] sunny morning, [Bbm]un huh[Db]
Lies a [Eb]body just [Db]oozin' [Ab]life, eek
And someone's [Cbdim]sneakin'
[G]'round [Ddim]the cor[Db]ner[Bbm]
Could that [Eb]someone [Ab]be Mack
[Eb]the Knife?
[Ab][Fm]

[Verse 3]
[Ab]
[Db]There's [Gbm]a tugboat, huh, huh,
down [D]by the river don'tcha know
Where a ce[G]ment [E]bag's just [A]a-
drooppin' on [Gbm]down
[A]Oh, that cement is [Gbm]just,
[Cdim]it's there for the weight,[D] dear[G]
[D]Five'll get ya ten,
[G]old Macky's[Gbm]back in town
[F]Now did ya hear 'bout Louie Mil[Bb]ler?
He disap[Eb]peared, [Cm]babe[Eb]
[Bb]After [F]drawin' out all his
[Bb]hard- earned cash
And now [F]MacHeath [Bb]spend[Gm]s
[Gdim]just like a sailor[Eb][F][Eb]
[F]Could it [Eb]be our boy's
[Bb]done somethin' rash?

[Verse 4]
[F#]Now Jenny Dive[B]r, ho, ho,
yeah, Sukey [F#]Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old [B]Lucy Brown
Oh, the line [Ddim]form s on the[C#] right,
[F#]babe
Now that Macky's back in [B]town[G#m][B]

[Verse 5]
[G]I said Jenny Div[C]er,
whoa, Sukey [Dm]Tawdry
[C]Look [G]out to Miss Lotte
Lenya and old [C]Lucy Brown
[G]Yes, that line for[C]m[Cdim]
s on [G]the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town
[C]Look out, old Macky's back