Written by Kurt Weill
Intro: D (4x) D D6 Cdim A7 Well, the shark has pretty teeth dear A7/13- A7 A4/7 A7 D6 And he keeps them pearly white Bm Em Just a jackknife has old MacHeath dear, G/B A4/7 A7 D Cdim A7 And he keeps it out of sight D D6 Cdim A7 A7/13- When the shark bites with his teeth dear A7 A4/7 A7 D6 Scarlet billows start to spread Bm Em G/B Fancy gloves though wears old MacHeath dear A4/7 A7 D Cdim A7 So there's never a trace of red D D6 Cdim A7 Sunday morning on the sidewalk A7/13- A7 A4/7 A7 D6 Lies a body oozing life Bm Em G/B And some one's creeping around the corner A4/7 A7 D Cdim A7 Could that some one be Mack the knife D D6 Cdim A7 From a tug boat on the river a cement A7/13- A7 A4/7 A7 D6 Bag's dropping down Bm Em G/B The cement's just for the weight dear, five'll get A4/7 A7 D Cdim A7 You ten ol' Macky's back in town D D6 Cdim Louis Miller disappeared dear A7 A7/13- A7 A4/7 A7 D6 After drawing all his cash Bm Em And old MacHeath spends like a sailor G/B A4/7 A7 D Cdim A7 Did our boy do someting rash D D6 Cdim A7 Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver, look out A7/13- A7 A4/7 A7 D6 Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Bm Em Well, the line forms on the right girls G/B A4/7 A7 D Now that Macky's back in town
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