Mack The Knife Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G]

[Verse 1]
Oh, the [G]shark, babe, has [E]such [Am]teeth, dear
And it [D]shows them pearly [G]white
Just a [Bm]jackknife [F#]has old MacHeat[Am]h, babe
And he keeps it, [D]ah, out of [G]sight

[Verse 2]
You know when that [G]shark bites
with [E]his [Am]teeth, babe
Scarlet bi[D]llows start to [G]spread
Fancy [Bm]gloves, oh,
[F#]wears old MacHeath[Am], babe
So there's never, [D]never a trace of [G]red
[Eb]Now on the side

[Verse 3]
[Ab]walk, huh, huh
whoo sunny [Bbm]morning, un huh
Lies a [Eb]body just oozin' [Ab]life, eek
And someone's [Ab]sneakin'
'round the [Bbm]cor ner
Could that some[Eb]one be Mack the K[Ab]nife?
[E]There's a

[Verse 4]
[A]tugboat, huh, huh,
down by the [Bm]river don'tcha know
Where a [E]ce ment bag's
just a-drooppin' on [A]down
Oh, that cement is just,
[G#]it's there for the weigh[Bm]t, dear
Five'll get ya ten, old [E]Macky's back in [A]town
[F]Now did ya hear 'bout Louie

[Verse 5]
[Bb]Miller?
He disap[Cm]peared, babe
After [F]drawin' out all his [Bb]hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends
[A]just like a sai[Cm] lor[F][Cm][F]
Could it [Cm]be our boy's do[F]ne somethin' r[Bb]ash?
[Gb]Now, Jenny

[Verse 6]
[B]Diver, ho, ho
yeah, Sukey [C#m]Taw dry
Ooh, Miss [F#]Lotte Lenya and old [B]Lucy Brown
Oh, the line [A#]forms on the [C#m]right, babe
[F#]Now that Macky[C#m]'s back [F#]in town[B]
[G]I said

[Verse 7]
[C]Jenny Diver, whoa, [Dm]Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss [G]Lotte Lenya
and old [C]Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms
[C]on the rig[G]ht, babe
Now that [Dm]Mackk[G]y's
[Dm]back[G] in[Dm][G]

[Outro 1]
[C](town)[F][C][F][C][F]
[C]Look out, old Macky's [C]back