Mack The Knife Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh, [Em]the [G]shark, babe, has such [Am]teeth,
And it [D]shows them pearly [G]white
Just [Bm]a jackkni[G]fe has[Bbdim]
old Mack[Am]ey, babe
And he keeps it [D]out of [G]sight
You [Em]know when that shark
[G]bites with his [Am]teeth,
Scarlet [D]billows, oh, they start to [G]spread
[Bm]Fancy gloves, though,
[G]wea[Bbdim]rs old Mackie Bain[Am]
So there's never, nev[D]er a trace of red
[G]On [Eb]the sidew[Ab]alk, ooh,[Fm]
[Ab]sunny morn[Bbm]ing,
lies [Eb]a bod[Bbm]y just[Eb] oozing li[Cm]fe[Ab]
And [Eb]someone's [Cm]sneaking round[Ab]
[Fm]the [Ddim]corner ,[Cbdim][Ddim][Bbm]
could that someone [Eb]be
[Ab]Mack the [E]Knife?
There's [C#m]a tugb[A]oat pump
[F#m]down b[Bm]y the river,
don't you know?
[E]Well, cement bag just droopin'
[Bm]on d[B]own[Ebdim]
[Cdim]Oh, that[F#m] cemen[B]t [A]is just,[C#m][A]
[F#m]
[Cdim]it's there for the wei[Bm]ght, dear
Five will get you ten,
old [E]Mackey's [D]bac[E]k in [A]town
[F#m]Now di[F]d you hear
about [Bb]Louie Miller?
Oh, [Gm]he disappe[Cm]ared, ba[Eb]be
After [F]drawing out
All [G]his [Gm]hard -earned cash
[Bb]An d[Gm] now [Bb]MacTeith sp[Dm]ins[Bb]
[Dbdim]Just like a sail[Cm]or[F]
[Cm]Could [F]it be[Cm]
[Eb]Our [F]boy's done s[Bb]omething rash?
[F#]I said, Jenny Diver[B]
Oh, Sukey [C#m]Tawdry,
look out to Miss [F#]Lottie Linn -yuh,
and old [B]Lucy Brown
Now that [D#m]Lion F[B]arm's
[Ddim]on the right b[C#m]ay,[F#]
now that [F#m]Mack i[F#]s bac[C#m]k in t[F#]own[B][C#m]
[B]I s[G]aid, Jenna Diver,[C]
oh, Suki [Dm]Tawdry,
look out to [G]Miss Lottie Ninho,
[Dm]an d[G] oh, Luc[C]y Brown
Yes, [G]that [Em]line [Am]form [Ebdim]s
on the [Dm]right [G]bay,
now [Dm]that [G]Mack[Dm] ie's[G]
back in [C]town[F][C][F][C][F]
Look at old Mackey's [C]back!