Intro
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Verse 1
[Bb] [Cm]
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
[F7] [Bb]
And it shows them pearly white
[Gm] [Cm]
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
[F7] [Bb]
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
Verse 2
[Cm]
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
[F7] [Bb]
Scarlet billows start to spread
[Gm] [Cm]
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
[F7] [Bb] [B]
So there's never, never a trace of red
Verse 3
[B] [C#m]
Now on the sidewalk, uh huh, huh, oh, Sunday morning, uh huh
[F#7] [B]
Lies a body just oozing life
[G#m] [C#m]
Someone's sneaking 'round the corner
[F#7] [B] [C]
Could that someone be Mack, the knife?
Verse 4
[C] [Dm]
There's a tug boat, uh huh, huh huh, down by the river, dont you know?
[G7] [C]
Where a cement bags just a-drooping on down
[Am] [Dm]
Oh, that cement is just, its there for the weight, dear
[G7] [C] [Db]
Five will get you ten ol' Macky's back in town
Verse 5
[Db] [Ebm]
Now d'ya hear about Louis Miller, he disappeared, babe
[Ab7] [Db]
After drawing out all his hard earned cash
[Bbm] [Ebm]
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
[Ab7] [Db] [D]
Could it be our boy's done something rash?
Verse 6
[D] [Em]
Now Jenny Diver, huh huh, yeah, Sookie Taudry
[A7] [D]
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
[Bm] [Em]
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
[A7] [D]
Now that Macky's back in town
Verse 7
[Eb] [Fm]
I said Jenny Diver, woah, woah Sookie Taudry
[Bb7] [Eb]
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
[Cm] [Fm]
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
[Bb7] [Eb] [Ebm] [Eb] [Ebm] [Eb] [Ebm]
Now that Macky's back in town
[Eb] [Db]
Look out, old Macky's back
