WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Weavers - The Sinking Of The Reuben James Chords | Ver. 1
[Verse 1]
G D7 G
Have you heard of a ship callеd the good Reuben Jamеs
D7 G
Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame?
C G
She flew the Stars and Stripes for the Land of the Free
D7 G
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
[Chorus]
C
Tell me, what were their names? Tell me, what were their names?
D7 C G
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
C
What were their names, tell me what were their names?
D7 G
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
[Verse 2]
G D7 G
It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
D7 G
That we watched for the U-boats and waited for the fight
C G
Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roar
D7 G
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor
[Verse 3]
G D7 G
One hundred men were drowned in that dark watery grave
D7 G
When that good ship went down, only forty four were saved
C G
Twas the last day of October that we saved the forty four
D7 G
From the cold icy water off the cold Iceland shore.
[Verse 4]
G D7 G
Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright.
D7 G
In the farms and the cities they are telling of this fight.
C G
Now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main
D7 G
And remember the name of the good Reuben James.
[Chorus]
C
Tell me, what were their names? Tell me, what were their names?
D7 C G
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
C
What were their names, tell me what were their names?
D7 G
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
[Verse 5]
G D7 C
Many years have passed since these brave men are gone
D7 C
Those cold icy waters now are still and are gone
C G
Many years have passed but still I wonder why
D7 C
The worst of men must fight, and the best of men must die
[Chorus]
C
Tell me, what were their names? Tell me, what were their names?
D7 C G
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
C
What were their names, tell me what were their names?
D7 G
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
