Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife

Vox start on the 6

Bobby darin in Bb, I play in Bb

Bb

Oh, the Bb6shark, babe, has such Cmteeth, dear

And it F7shows them pearly Bb6white

Just a Bb/Djackknife Dbdimhas old MacCmHeath, babe

And he keeps it out of sight Bb6

You know when that Bb6shark bites with his Cmteeth, babe

Scarlet F7billows start to Bb6spread

Fancy Bb/Dgloves, though Dbdimwears old MacCmHeath, babe

So there’s never, never a trace of Bb6red

B

On a Bsidewalk, ooh sunny Dbmmornin uh-huh

Lies a Gb7body just B6oozin’ life

Some, someone’s B/Ebsneakin’ Ddim‘round a Dbmcorner

Could that someone be old Mack the B6Knife?

C

There’s a C6tugboat down by the Dmriver, don’t you know

Where a G7cement bag, just a’C6droopin’ on down

Oh, that cemC/Eent is Ebdimjust it’s there for the Dmweight, dear

Five’ll get you ten old Macky’s back in C6town

Db6

Now d’ja Db6hear ‘bout Louie EbmMiller? He disapAb7peared, babe

After drawin’ out all his Db6hard earned cash

And now MacDb/FHeath spend Edimjust like a saEbmilor

Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ Db6rash?

D

Jenny D6Diver, yeah, yeah, Sukey EmTawdry

Ooh Miss A7Lotte Lenya, and old D6Lucy Brown

Oh the D/Gbline forms, Fdimon the Emright, babe

Now that Macky’s back in D6town

Eb

I said, Jenny Eb6Diver, Sukey FmTawdry

Look out Miss Lotte Bb7Lenya and old Eb6Lucy Brown

Last chord in this line is not a typo, this line

lands on the ii in every other verse, but on the

V in this verse.

Oh that Eb/Gline forms Gbdimon the Bbright, babe

Now, that Fm7MacBbky’s Fm7BbFm7BbBb

Back in Ebtown Db7EbDb7EbDb7

EbLook out, old Macky is back Eb7#9