Chords for Girl Scout Titanic Song
Tempo:
116.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm Chrissy Brueland and I'm from Troop 60270 in North Chile, New York.
I'm with my sister Elizabeth, or Lizzie, playing the guitar.
Not the cello.
Not the cello.
Anyways, in 1912, Juliet Gordon-Lowe started Girl Scouts, and now it's 2012.
It's been 100 years.
And the Titanic sunk in 1912, and we decided, hey, we know the Titanic song.
We might as well teach that to you.
So, here it goes.
Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue.
And they thought they built the ship [D] so that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, the good Lord raised his hand, said [C] the ship would never land.
[G] It was sad when the great ship went down.
Oh, [C] it was sad, so [A] sad, so [G] sad, too bad.
It was sad when the great [D] ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [E] Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of [D] July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
As they reached the British shore, [C] the water began [G] to pour.
And the rich freed [D] the accused, since it was the poor.
[G] So the customs down below, where [C] they freed the persons, go.
[G] They held the chair when the great [A] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
The [Am] wise little children of July, [D] it was sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, the captain sat on deck with [C] a tear in his eye.
As he [G] waved the last [D] of the passengers goodbye.
He thought he made the flip, [C] so he went down with the [G] ship.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it was [C] sad, so sad, so sad, too bad.
[D] It was sad when the great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [Em] Hudson.
The wise little children [D] of July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
Now they built another ship [C] called the U.S. 92.
[G] And they thought they built a [D] ship that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, they glistened it [A] with top hat, it sank right off the dock.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
[A] Oh, it was sad, [G] so sad, too [D] bad.
It was sad when the great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of July, [D] it was sad when [G] the great ship went down.
Now the moral of the story, if you can please see.
Always put a life in reserve [D] when you go out to sea.
[G] As the uncles and aunts, little children, lost their pants.
It was [D] sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
[Em]
The wise little children of July, [D] it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
[N]
[G]
[C] [G]
Bye!
[D]
[G] [Em] [G] [N]
[G] [Am] I built [G] another ship and I got [A] too bad.
And you thought you were [G#] done, and so you started [C#] to sing.
And it was [G] sad when the great ship went down.
It was sad, it was sad when the [D] great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The wise little [E] children of July, it [D] was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
Let me get, play a little bit.
[D]
I'm with my sister Elizabeth, or Lizzie, playing the guitar.
Not the cello.
Not the cello.
Anyways, in 1912, Juliet Gordon-Lowe started Girl Scouts, and now it's 2012.
It's been 100 years.
And the Titanic sunk in 1912, and we decided, hey, we know the Titanic song.
We might as well teach that to you.
So, here it goes.
Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue.
And they thought they built the ship [D] so that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, the good Lord raised his hand, said [C] the ship would never land.
[G] It was sad when the great ship went down.
Oh, [C] it was sad, so [A] sad, so [G] sad, too bad.
It was sad when the great [D] ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [E] Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of [D] July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
As they reached the British shore, [C] the water began [G] to pour.
And the rich freed [D] the accused, since it was the poor.
[G] So the customs down below, where [C] they freed the persons, go.
[G] They held the chair when the great [A] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
The [Am] wise little children of July, [D] it was sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, the captain sat on deck with [C] a tear in his eye.
As he [G] waved the last [D] of the passengers goodbye.
He thought he made the flip, [C] so he went down with the [G] ship.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it was [C] sad, so sad, so sad, too bad.
[D] It was sad when the great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [Em] Hudson.
The wise little children [D] of July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
Now they built another ship [C] called the U.S. 92.
[G] And they thought they built a [D] ship that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, they glistened it [A] with top hat, it sank right off the dock.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
[A] Oh, it was sad, [G] so sad, too [D] bad.
It was sad when the great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of July, [D] it was sad when [G] the great ship went down.
Now the moral of the story, if you can please see.
Always put a life in reserve [D] when you go out to sea.
[G] As the uncles and aunts, little children, lost their pants.
It was [D] sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
[Em]
The wise little children of July, [D] it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
[N]
[G]
[C] [G]
Bye!
[D]
[G] [Em] [G] [N]
[G] [Am] I built [G] another ship and I got [A] too bad.
And you thought you were [G#] done, and so you started [C#] to sing.
And it was [G] sad when the great ship went down.
It was sad, it was sad when the [D] great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The wise little [E] children of July, it [D] was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
Let me get, play a little bit.
[D]
Key:
G
D
C
A
Em
G
D
C
_ _ I'm Chrissy Brueland and I'm from Troop _ 60270 in North Chile, New York.
I'm with my sister Elizabeth, or Lizzie, playing the guitar.
Not the cello. _
Not the cello.
Anyways, in 1912, Juliet Gordon-Lowe started Girl Scouts, and now it's 2012.
It's been 100 years.
And the Titanic sunk in 1912, and we decided, hey, we know the Titanic song.
We might as well teach that to you.
So, here it goes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue.
And they thought they built the ship [D] so that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, the good Lord raised his hand, said [C] the ship would never land.
[G] It was sad when the great ship went down.
Oh, [C] it was sad, so [A] sad, so [G] sad, too bad.
It was sad when the great [D] ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [E] Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of [D] July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
As they reached the British shore, [C] the water began [G] to pour.
And the rich freed [D] the accused, since it was the poor.
[G] So the customs down below, where [C] they freed the persons, go.
[G] They held the chair when the great [A] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
The [Am] wise little children of July, [D] it was sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, the captain sat on deck with [C] a tear in his eye.
As he [G] waved the last [D] of the passengers goodbye.
He thought he made the flip, [C] so he went down with the [G] ship.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it was [C] sad, so sad, so sad, too bad.
[D] It was sad when the great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [Em] Hudson.
The wise little children _ [D] of July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down. _
Now they built another ship [C] called the U.S. 92.
[G] And they thought they built a [D] ship that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, they glistened it [A] with top hat, it sank right off the dock.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
[A] Oh, it was sad, [G] so sad, too [D] bad.
It was sad when the great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of July, [D] it was sad when [G] the great ship went down.
Now the moral of the story, if you can please see.
Always put a life in reserve [D] when you go out to sea.
[G] As the uncles and aunts, little children, lost their pants.
It was [D] sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
[Em]
The wise little children of July, _ [D] it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
_ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Bye!
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] I built [G] another ship and I got [A] too bad.
And you thought you were [G#] done, and so you started [C#] to sing.
And it was [G] sad _ when the great ship went down.
It was sad, _ _ _ it was sad when the [D] great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The wise little [E] children of July, it [D] was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
Let me get, _ _ play a little bit.
_ _ [D] _
I'm with my sister Elizabeth, or Lizzie, playing the guitar.
Not the cello. _
Not the cello.
Anyways, in 1912, Juliet Gordon-Lowe started Girl Scouts, and now it's 2012.
It's been 100 years.
And the Titanic sunk in 1912, and we decided, hey, we know the Titanic song.
We might as well teach that to you.
So, here it goes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue.
And they thought they built the ship [D] so that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, the good Lord raised his hand, said [C] the ship would never land.
[G] It was sad when the great ship went down.
Oh, [C] it was sad, so [A] sad, so [G] sad, too bad.
It was sad when the great [D] ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [E] Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of [D] July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
As they reached the British shore, [C] the water began [G] to pour.
And the rich freed [D] the accused, since it was the poor.
[G] So the customs down below, where [C] they freed the persons, go.
[G] They held the chair when the great [A] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
The [Am] wise little children of July, [D] it was sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, the captain sat on deck with [C] a tear in his eye.
As he [G] waved the last [D] of the passengers goodbye.
He thought he made the flip, [C] so he went down with the [G] ship.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it was [C] sad, so sad, so sad, too bad.
[D] It was sad when the great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the [Em] Hudson.
The wise little children _ [D] of July, it was sad when the [G] great ship went down. _
Now they built another ship [C] called the U.S. 92.
[G] And they thought they built a [D] ship that the water wouldn't go through.
[G] Well, they glistened it [A] with top hat, it sank right off the dock.
It was sad [D] when the great [G] ship went down.
[A] Oh, it was sad, [G] so sad, too [D] bad.
It was sad when the great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The [C] wise little children [A] of July, [D] it was sad when [G] the great ship went down.
Now the moral of the story, if you can please see.
Always put a life in reserve [D] when you go out to sea.
[G] As the uncles and aunts, little children, lost their pants.
It was [D] sad when the great [G] ship went down.
Oh, it [C] was sad, so [G] sad, so sad, too bad.
It was sad when the [D] great ship went down to the [G] bottom of the Hudson.
[Em]
The wise little children of July, _ [D] it was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
_ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Bye!
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] I built [G] another ship and I got [A] too bad.
And you thought you were [G#] done, and so you started [C#] to sing.
And it was [G] sad _ when the great ship went down.
It was sad, _ _ _ it was sad when the [D] great ship went down to [G] the bottom of the Hudson.
The wise little [E] children of July, it [D] was sad when the [G] great ship went down.
Let me get, _ _ play a little bit.
_ _ [D] _