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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 1 half step down [ -1 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 1 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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        Db                     Ebm
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
       Ab7                Db
And it shows them pearly white
       Bbm                   Ebm
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
       Ab7                   Db
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
 

                  Db                    Ebm
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
        Ab7               Db
Scarlet billows start to spread
      Bbm                       Ebm
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
           Ab7                      Db
So there's never, never a trace of red
 

           Db
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, 
           Ebm
whoo sunny morning, un huh
       Ab7               Db
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
              Bbm                  Ebm
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
           Ab7                  Db
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
 

          Db                              Ebm
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know
        Ab7                               Db
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
         Bbm                                 Ebm
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
                       Ab7              Db
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town
 

         Db                Ebm              Ab7
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
                                      Db
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
        Bbm                          Ebm
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
         Ab7                          Db
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
 

          Db                          Ebm
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry 
                Ab7                 Db
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
        Bbm                Ebm
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
         Ab7              Db
Now that Macky's back in town
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Biography

Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973, Bronx NY.) was born Walden Robert Cassotto and was one of the most popular rock and roll American teen idols of the late 1950s. However, he is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatile performer.

Darin was a very special and talented entertainer. He was a Grammy award winning singer (‘Mack The Knife’), a respected member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (‘Dream Lover’, ‘Splish Splash’, ‘If I Were A Carpenter’) a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame

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