Mack the Knife

Mack The Knife chords
Bobby Darin
 
Capo I
 
        F                     Gm
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
       C7                F
And it shows them pearly white
       Dm                   Gm
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
       C7                   F
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
 
                  F                    Gm
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
        C7               F
Scarlet billows start to spread
      Dm                       Gm
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
           C7                      F
So there's never, never a trace of red
 
           F
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, 
           Gm
whoo sunny morning, un huh
       C7               F
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
              Dm                  Gm
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
           C7                  F
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
 
          F                              Gm
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know
        C7                               F
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
         Dm                                 Gm
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
                       C7              F
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town
 
         F                Gm              C7
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
                                      F
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
        Dm                          Gm
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
         C7                          F
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
 
          F                          Gm
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry 
                C7                 F
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
        Dm                Gm
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
         C7              F
Now that Macky's back in town
 
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MACK THE KNIFE 1928 l
WELL THE SHARK HAS
PRETTY TEETH, DEAR,
AND HE SHOWS THEM PEARLY WHITE.
JUST A JACK-KNIFE
HAS OLD MACHEATH, DEAR,
AND HE KEEPS IT OUT OF SIGHT.
WHEN THE SHARK BITES
WITH HIS TEETH, DEAR,
SCARLET BILLOWS START TO SPREAD.
FANCY GLOVES WEARS
OLD MACHEATH, DEAR
SO THERE’S NEVER A TRACE OF RED.
SUNDAY MORNING, ON THE SIDEWALK,
LIES A BODY OOZING LIFE.
SOMEONE’S SNEAKING
AROUND THE CORNER.
IS THAT SOMEONE MACK THE KNIFE?
FROM A TUGBOAT ON THE RIVER
A CEMENT BAG’S DROPPING DOWN.
THE CEMENT’S JUST FOR THE
WEIGHT, DEAR.
FIVE WILL GET YOU TEN
OLD MACKY’S BACK IN TOWN.
LOUIE MILLER DISAPPEARED, DEAR,
AFTER DRAWING ALL HIS CASH.
AND MACHEATH SPENDS LIKE A SAILOR.
DID OUR BOY DO SOMETHING RASH?
SUKEY TAWDRY, JENNY DIVER,
LOTTE LENYA AND OLD LUCY BROWN.
WELL, THE LINE FORMS
ON THE RIGHT GIRLS,
NOW THAT MACKY’S BACK IN TOWN.

Mack The Knife chords
Bobby Darin  1959
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_the_Knife
 
Capo I
 
        C                     Dm
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
       G7                C
And it shows them pearly white
       Am                   Dm
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
       G7                   C
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
 
                  C                    Dm
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
        G7               C
Scarlet billows start to spread
      Am                       Dm
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
           G7                      C
So there's never, never a trace of red
 
           C
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, 
           Dm
whoo sunny morning, un huh
       G7               C
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
              Am                  Dm
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
           G7                  C
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
 
          C                              Dm
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know
        G7                               C
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
         Am                                 Dm
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
                       G7              C
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town
 
         C                Dm              G7
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
                                      C
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
        Am                          Dm
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
         G7                          C
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
 
          C                          Dm
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry 
                G7                 C
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
        Am                Dm
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
         G7              C
Now that Macky's back in town
 
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