[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Oh, the shark babe has such [Dm]teeth dear, and he [G7]shows them, pearly [C6]white.
Just a [Em]jack knife[Cdim7] has old Ma[Dm]cHeath babe, and he keeps [G7]it out of [C6]sight.
[Verse 2]
You know when that shark bites, with his [Dm]teeth, dear.
Scarlet [G7]billows start to [C6]spread
And fancy [Em]gloves though [Cdim7]has old Mac[Dm]Heath babe,
So there's never, [G7]never a trace of [C6]red.[Ab]
[Verse 3]
On the [Db6]sidewalk, one Sunday [Ebm]morning, don't y[Ab7]ou know[Db6]
lies a [Ab7]body, just oozin' [Db6]life.
And someone's sneakin[Dbdim7]g 'round the [Ebm]corner,
Could that be our boy[Ab] Mack the [Db6]Knife?[A]
[Verse 4]
From a [D6]tugboat, down by the [Em]river dont ya know,
Theres a cem[A7]ent bag just dropping on d[D6]own.
That cement [Ddim7]there is there for the [Em]weight dear
Five will get you ten old [A]Mackie's back in [D6]town.[Bb]
[Verse 5]
Dear Louis [Eb6]Miller, he disa[Fm]ppeared babe,
After [Bb7]drawing out all his [Eb6]hard earned cash.
And now MacHeath spend[Ebdim7]s, he spends just like a, [Fm]like a sailor
Could it be, could it be, could it [Bb]be, our boys done something r[Eb6]ash?[B]
[Verse 6]
Hey, Jenny [E6]Diver, oh Sookie [F#m]Taudry,
Look out[B7] Miss Mary Lennor, oh[E6] Lucy Brown
Here the line forms,[Edim7] on the [F#m]right babe[B].
Now that MacHeath's, back in [E]town.[C]
[Verse 7]
I say Jenny [F6]Diver, oh Sookie [Gm]Taudry,[C7]
Look out Miss Mary Lennor, and oh[F6] Lucy Brown
Here the line forms[Fdim7], on the [C]right babe.
Now that MacHeath's, back in [F6]town.[Fdim7][F6][Fdim7][F6][Fdim7]
[Outro]
[F6]Look out old MacHeath is back!
| C6 | / | / | / |
[Verse 1]
Oh, the shark babe has such [Dm]teeth dear, and he [G7]shows them, pearly [C6]white.
Just a [Em]jack knife[Cdim7] has old Ma[Dm]cHeath babe, and he keeps [G7]it out of [C6]sight.
[Verse 2]
You know when that shark bites, with his [Dm]teeth, dear.
Scarlet [G7]billows start to [C6]spread
And fancy [Em]gloves though [Cdim7]has old Mac[Dm]Heath babe,
So there's never, [G7]never a trace of [C6]red.[Ab]
[Verse 3]
On the [Db6]sidewalk, one Sunday [Ebm]morning, don't y[Ab7]ou know[Db6]
lies a [Ab7]body, just oozin' [Db6]life.
And someone's sneakin[Dbdim7]g 'round the [Ebm]corner,
Could that be our boy[Ab] Mack the [Db6]Knife?[A]
[Verse 4]
From a [D6]tugboat, down by the [Em]river dont ya know,
Theres a cem[A7]ent bag just dropping on d[D6]own.
That cement [Ddim7]there is there for the [Em]weight dear
Five will get you ten old [A]Mackie's back in [D6]town.[Bb]
[Verse 5]
Dear Louis [Eb6]Miller, he disa[Fm]ppeared babe,
After [Bb7]drawing out all his [Eb6]hard earned cash.
And now MacHeath spend[Ebdim7]s, he spends just like a, [Fm]like a sailor
Could it be, could it be, could it [Bb]be, our boys done something r[Eb6]ash?[B]
[Verse 6]
Hey, Jenny [E6]Diver, oh Sookie [F#m]Taudry,
Look out[B7] Miss Mary Lennor, oh[E6] Lucy Brown
Here the line forms,[Edim7] on the [F#m]right babe[B].
Now that MacHeath's, back in [E]town.[C]
[Verse 7]
I say Jenny [F6]Diver, oh Sookie [Gm]Taudry,[C7]
Look out Miss Mary Lennor, and oh[F6] Lucy Brown
Here the line forms[Fdim7], on the [C]right babe.
Now that MacHeath's, back in [F6]town.[Fdim7][F6][Fdim7][F6][Fdim7]
[Outro]
[F6]Look out old MacHeath is back!
