Moritat = Mack The Knife Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh, the shark, babe,
has [Am]such teeth, [D]dear
And it [Am]shows [D]them pearly [G]white
[D]Just a jack[G]knife [Bbdim]has old MacHeath,[A]
[Am]babe[D]
And he [Am]keeps[D] it, ah, out of [G]sight
You know when [D]that [G]shark bites with [D]his [Am]teeth,
[D]babe
Scarlet [Am]billows [D]start to [G]spread
[D]Fancy [Bm]gloves, oh,
[Bbdim]wears old MacHeath,[Am] babe[D]
So there's never,
[Am]neve[D]r a trace of r[G]ed

[Verse 2]
[Eb]Now on t[Ab]he sidewalk, huh, huh,
whoo sunny [Db]morning, un huh
Lies a body [Eb]just [Ebsus4]oozin' life, [Ab]eek
And someone's [G]sneakin'
[Cbdim]'round the corner[Db][Eb]
Could [Ab]that [Db]someone [Ebsus4]be Mack
[Ab]the Knife?

[Verse 3]
[E]
There's a tug[A]boat, [D]huh[Esus4], huh,[A]
down by the [Bm]river [D]don'tcha [E]know
[D]Where a ce[Bm]ment [D]bag's [E]just
a- droop[A]pin' on down
Oh, that cement is [Cdim]just,
it's there for the [Bm]weight, [D]dea[E]r[C#m][E]
Five'll[Esus4]get ya ten, [E]old
[A]Macky's back in town
[F]Now did ya hear 'bout Lou[Bb]ie Miller? He disappeared,
[Eb]babe[F]
[Eb]After drawin' [F]out all [Bb]his
hard- earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just
[C#dim]like a sa[Eb]ilor[Cm][Eb]
[F]Could it be our[Fsus4] boy's
[F]done somethin' [Bb]rash?

[Verse 4]
[F#]Now Jenny [B]Di v[C#m]er , h[B]o, ho,
[C#m]yeah, Sukey [E]Tawdry
Ooh, Miss [C#m]Lotte[E][F#sus4]
Lenya and [F#]old [B]Lucy B[Bm]rown[C#m]
[F#]Oh, the line[D#m] forms[B] on the [Ddim]right,[Bdim][Ddim][C#m]
[E]babe[F#sus4][E]
[F#]Now that[F#sus4]
Macky's back [E]in [F#]town[B]

[Verse 5]
[G]I s[C]aid[F] Jenn[C]y Dive[Dm]r, whoa[C],
[D]Sukey [Dm]Taw [G]dry[F]
Look out [C]to Miss [Dm]Lotte [F]Lenya and
[G]old Luc[C]y Bro[Ebdim]wn[Dm]
[G]Yes, that lin[C]e for[Am]ms o[Ebdim]n the righ[Cdim]t,[Dm]
[G]bab[F]e
Now that [G]Macky's back [Gsus4]in
[G]tow[Gsus4]n[F][G][C]
Look out, [F]old[C][F][C][F]
[D]Mac[E]ky'[D]s back

[Outro 1]
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