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Verse 1
(Bb)

Verse 2
(Bb)

Verse 3
(B / Cb)

Verse 4
(C)

Mack The Knife

Key of Bb (ascending in half steps to Eb)
Bb6
G7 Cm7
Cm7
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
F7
Cm7 F7 Bb6
Bb6 BbMaj7
And it shows them pearly white
Dm7 Gm7 Dbdim7 A7 Cm7
Cm7 Ebmaj7
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
Cm7
F7 Bb6
F6 F7
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
Bb6
G7 Cm7
Cm7
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Bb6
G7 Cm7
Cm7
Scarlet billows start to spread
Dm7 Gm7 Dbdim7 A7 Cm7
Cm7 Ebmaj7
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
Cm7
F7 Bb6
F#7
So theres never, never a trace of red
B6
G#7 C#m7
C#m7
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh
F#7
C#m7 F#7 B6
B6 BMaj7
Lies a body just oozin'life, eek
D#m7 G#m7 Ddim7 A#7 C#m7
C#m7 Emaj7
And someones sneakin'round the corner
C#m7
F#7 B6
G7
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
Horn Solos on the next verse chords - Bone, Trumpet, Sax
Play 3 times then do vocal
C6
A7 Dm7
Dm7
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know
G7
Dm7 G7 C6
C6 CMaj7
Where a cement bags just a'drooppin'on down
Em7 Am7 Ebdim7 B7 Dm7
Dm7 Fmaj7
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
Dm7
G7 C6
Ab7
Five'll get ya ten old Mackys back in town

C#6
A#7 D#m7
D#m7
Verse 5 Now d'ja hear bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
(C# / Db) G#7
D#m7 G#7 C#6
C#6 C#Maj7
After drawin'out all his hard-earned cash
Fm7 A#m7 Edim7 C7 D#m7
D#m7 F#maj7
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
D#m7
G#7 C#6
A7
Could it be our boy's done somethin'rash?
Verse 6
(D)

Verse 7
(Eb)

D6
B7 Em7
Em7
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
A7
Em7 A7 D6
D6 DMaj7
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
F#m7 Bm7 Fdim7 C#7 Em7
Em7 Gmaj7
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Em7
A7 D6
Bb7
Now that Mackys back in town
Eb6
C7 Fm7
Fm7
I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Sukey Tawdry
Bb7
Fm7 Bb7 Eb6
Eb6 EbMaj7
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Gm7 Cm7 F#dim7 D7 Fm7/Bb
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Fm7 / Bb Bb7 Fm7 / Bb Bb7 Fm7 / Bb Bb7
Bb (stop)
Now that Mackys
Back in town.....
Eb6 (6beats) Bb+7 (2 beat triplet) do it 3 times then Eb6 stop
Last Chord on and of 1 is Eb13 (#11) Hold it