The Sinking Of The Reuben James
Chad Mitchell Trio
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Verse 1
C G C Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James G C Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame F C She flew the Stars and Stripes for the land of the free G C But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
Chorus
C F D Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James C F D What were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
Verse 2
C G C One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave G C When that good ship was sunk only forty-four were saved F C T’was the last day of October when they saved the forty-four G C From those dark, icy waters by that cold Iceland shore
Chorus
C F D Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James C F D What were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
Verse 3
C G C It was there in the dark of that uncertain night G C That we watched for a U-boat and waited for a fight F C Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared G C And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor
Chorus
C F D Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James C F D What were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
Interlude
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Verse 4
C G C Many years have passed since those brave men are gone G C And those cold icy waters are still and are calm F C Many years have passed, but still I wonder why G C The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die
Chorus
C F D Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James C F D What were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
Chorus
C F D What were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James C F D What were their names, tell me what were their names G C Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
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