| f | Mack The Knife [C] - Bobby Darin | f | Mack The Knife [C] - Bobby Darin |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| [NC] Well, the [C6] shark has pretty [Dm] teeth dear | | [NC] Well, the [C6] shark has pretty [Dm] teeth dear |
| and he [G7] keeps them pearly [C6] white | | and he [G7] keeps them pearly [C6] white |
| Just a [Am] jack-knife has old Mac [Dm] Heath dear | | Just a [Am] jack-knife has old Mac [Dm] Heath dear |
| and he [G7] keeps it out of [C6] sight | | and he [G7] keeps it out of [C6] sight |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| When the [C6] shark bites with his [Dm] teeth dear, | | When the [C6] shark bites with his [Dm] teeth dear, |
| scarlet [G7] billows start to [C6] spread | | scarlet [G7] billows start to [C6] spread |
| Fancy [Am] gloves though wears old Mac [Dm] Heath dear, | | Fancy [Am] gloves though wears old Mac [Dm] Heath dear, |
| so there's [G7] never a trace of [C6] red | | so there's [G7] never a trace of [C6] red |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| Sunday [C6] morning, on the [Dm] sidewalk, | | Sunday [C6] morning, on the [Dm] sidewalk, |
| lies a [G7] body oozing [C6] life | | lies a [G7] body oozing [C6] life |
| And someone's [Am] creepin, round the [Dm] corner. | | And someone's [Am] creepin, round the [Dm] corner. |
| Could that [G7] someone be Mack the [C6] Knife? | | Could that [G7] someone be Mack the [C6] Knife? |
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| Instrumental: (same chords as verse) | | Instrumental: (same chords as verse) |
| C6 Dm G7 C6 Am Dm G7 C6 | | C6 Dm G7 C6 Am Dm G7 C6 |
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| Verse 4: | | Verse 4: |
| From a [C6] tug boat on the [Dm] river | | From a [C6] tug boat on the [Dm] river |
| a ce[G7] ment bag's dropping [C6] down | | a ce[G7] ment bag's dropping [C6] down |
| The ce[Am] ment's just for the [Dm] weight, dear. | | The ce[Am] ment's just for the [Dm] weight, dear. |
| I bet you [G7] Mackyis back in [C6] town | | I bet you [G7] Mackyis back in [C6] town |
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| Verse 5: | | Verse 5: |
| Louis [C6] Miller disap[Dm]peared, dear, | | Louis [C6] Miller disap[Dm]peared, dear, |
| after [G7] drawing all his [C6] cash | | after [G7] drawing all his [C6] cash |
| And old Mac [Am] Heath spends like a [Dm] sailor, | | And old Mac [Am] Heath spends like a [Dm] sailor, |
| did our [G7] boy do something [C6] rash? | | did our [G7] boy do something [C6] rash? |
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| Verse 6: | | Verse 6: |
| Jenny [C6] Diver; Sukey [Dm] Tawdry; | | Jenny [C6] Diver; Sukey [Dm] Tawdry; |
| Lotte [G7] Lenya; Sweet Lucy [C6] Brown | | Lotte [G7] Lenya; Sweet Lucy [C6] Brown |
| Well, the [Am] line forms on the [Dm] right girls | | Well, the [Am] line forms on the [Dm] right girls |
| now that [G7] Macky's back in [C6] town! | | now that [G7] Macky's back in [C6] town! |
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| t | Instrumental: (same chords as verse) | t | Instrumental: {blue}(same chords as verse){/blue} |
| C6 Dm G7 C6 Am Dm G7 C6 | | C6 Dm G7 C6 Am Dm G7 C6 |
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| Verse 7: | | Verse 7: |
| Jenny [C6] Diver; Sukey [Dm] Tawdry; | | Jenny [C6] Diver; Sukey [Dm] Tawdry; |
| Lotte [G7] Lenya; Sweet Lucy [C6] Brown | | Lotte [G7] Lenya; Sweet Lucy [C6] Brown |
| Well, the [Am] line forms on the [Dm] right girls. | | Well, the [Am] line forms on the [Dm] right girls. |
| You know that [G] Macky. [G7] | | You know that [G] Macky. [G7] |
| [*STOP] He’s back in [C] town | | [*STOP] He’s back in [C] town |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| [C - Double Strum] | | [C - Double Strum] |