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Mack The Knife

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Mack The Knife chords 
Capo I *
Oh, the Cshark, babe, has such Dmteeth, dear
And it G7shows them pearly Cwhite
Just a Amjackknife has old MacDmHeath, babe
And he G7keeps it, ah, out of Csight
Ya know when that Cshark bites with his Dmteeth, babe
Scarlet G7billows start to Cspread
Fancy Amgloves, oh, wears old MacDmHeath, babe
So there's G7never, never a trace of Cred
Now on the Csidewalk, huh, huh, 
whoo sunny Dmmorning, un huh
Lies a G7body just oozin' Clife, eek
And someone's Amsneakin' 'round the Dmcorner
Could that G7someone be Mack the CKnife?
There's a Ctugboat, huh, huh, down by the Dmriver dontcha know
Where a G7cement bag's just a'drooppin' on Cdown
Oh, that Amcement is just, it's there for the Dmweight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old G7Macky's back in Ctown
Now d'ja Chear 'bout Louie DmMiller? He disapG7peared, babe
After drawin' out all his hard-earned Ccash
And now AmMacHeath spends just like a Dmsailor
Could it G7be our boy's done somethin' Crash?
Now Jenny CDiver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey DmTawdry 
Ooh, Miss Lotte G7Lenya and old Lucy CBrown
Oh, the Amline forms on the Dmright, babe
Now that G7Macky's back in Ctown
Capo III
  C= Bb  
 Dm= Cm  
 G7= F7  
 Am= Gm  
Capo IV
  C= A  
 Dm= Bm  
 G7= E7  
 Am= F#m  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  C= G  
 Dm= Am  
 G7= D7  
 Am= Em  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  C= E  
 Dm= F#m  
 G7= B7  
 Am= C#m  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  C= D  
 Dm= Em  
 G7= A7  
 Am= Bm  

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Mack The Knife

by Bobby Darin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Mack The Knife chords

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

Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh,

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

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

Capo III

C Bb

Dm Cm

G7 F7

Am Gm

Capo IV

C A

Dm Bm

G7 E7

Am F#m

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C G

Dm Am

G7 D7

Am Em

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C E

Dm F#m

G7 B7

Am C#m

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C D

Dm Em

G7 A7

Am Bm

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