MACK THE KNIFE Kurt Weill Bobby Darin
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G9 C6-9 C6 CM7 Dm9 Dm Dm7
| Oh h ^the | shark kk babe ee | ee ee has s^such | teeth hh dear rr | rr rr And d^it |
G7-6 G9 C6-9 C Am
| shows ss them mm | mm pearl l^ly | white ee ee ee | ee ee Just t^a | jack kk knife ee |
Am7 Dm7 G7
| ee has old Mac | Heath hh babe ee | ee ee And d^he | keeps ss it tt | tt tt out of |
C6-9 G9 C6-9 C6 CM7
| sight tt tt tt | tt Ya^know when n^that | shark kk bites ss | ss ss with h^his |
Dm9 Dm Dm7 G7-6 G9 C6-9
| teeth hh babe ee | ee ee Scar r^let | bill ll lows ss | ss ss start t^to | spread dd dd dd |
C Am Am7 Dm7
| dd dd Fan n^cy | gloves ss though hh | hh wears old d^Mac | Heath hh babe ee |
G7-6 C6-9 G9
| ee ee So o^theres | nev er nev er | rr a trace of | red dd dd dd | dd dd Now on^the |
C6-9 C6 Dm9 Dm Dm7
||: side ee walk kk | kk Oh Sun n^day | morn nn ing gg | gg Oh lies s^a |
||: Mil ll ler rr | rr He dis s^ap | peared dd babe ee | ee ee Af f^ter |
G7-6 C6-9
| bo dy yy yy | yy ooz z^ing | life ee ee ee | eek And some e^ones |
| dr aw ing gg | gg out t^his | cash hh hh hh | hh And now w^Mac |
Am Am7 Dm7
| sneak kk ing gg | gg gg round d^the | cor rr ner rr | rr rr could d^that |
| Heath hh spends ss | ss just like e^a | sai ii lor rr | rr rr could d^it |
G7 C6-9 G9 C6
| some ee one ee | ee be Mack the | Knife ee ee ee | ee ee From m^a | tug gg boat tt |
| be our boys done | ee ee some thing | rash hh hh hh | hh now Jen n^y | Di ii ver rr |
CM7 Dm9 Dm Dm7 G7-6 G9
| tt huh down n^by | the ri ver rr | dont^cha know where the^ce | ment tt bags ss |
| rr oh Su u^key | Taw ww dry yy | Oo^oh Miss Pol l^ly | Peach hh um mm |
C6-9 Am
| ss just drop p^ing | down nn nn nn | nn oh the e^ce | ments ss just tt |
| and old Lu u^cy | Brown nn nn nn | nn nn oh^the | line ee forms ss |
Am7 Dm7 G7-6
| tt there for r^the | weight tt dear rr | rr bet you u^old | Mack kk ies ss | ss ss back in |
| ss ss on n^the | right tt babe ee | ee ee now w^that | Mack kk ies ss | ss ss back in |
C6-9 G9
1. | town nn nn nn | Now^dja hear^bout Lou u^ie :||
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2. | town nn nn nn | nn nn nn / || Look out old Mack is back in town.
About this song:
Mack The Knife is performed by Bobby Darin and written by Kurt Weill.
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