Chords for Sinking of the Reuben James - Woody Guthrie

_ [Bb] _ _ _ Have you heard of a ship [F] called the Good [Bb] Reuben James? _ _
Landed by hard fighting men [F] both of [Bb] honor and fame.
_ _ _ She flew the stars and stripes [Eb] of this land [Bb] of the free,
Tonight she's in her [F] grave on the bottom [Bb] of the sea.
_ Tell me what was their [Eb] names, tell me what was their [F] names?
Did you have a friend [Bb] on that Good Reuben James?
What was their names, [Eb] tell me what was their names?
[F] Did you have a friend on that Good [Bb] Reuben James? _
_ _ _ _ Well a hundred men went down in [F] that dark, [Bb] watery grave. _ _
When that good ship went down [F] only [Bb] 44 were saved.
_ _ It was the last day of October, we [Eb] saved [Bb] the 44.
_ From the cold ocean waters [F] of that cold [Bb] ice-like shore. _
Tell me what was their names, [Eb] tell me what was their names?
[F] Did you have a friend on [Bb] that Good Reuben James?
What was their names, tell [Eb] me what was their [F] names?
Did you have a friend [Bb] on that Good Reuben James?
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ It was there in the dark of [F] that [Bb] uncertain night,
Sad we watched for the U-boats [F] and waited [Bb] for the fight. _
Then a whine and a rock [Eb] and a great [Bb] explosion roared,
She laid the Reuben James [F] on that cold [Bb] ocean floor.
_ Tell me what was their names, [Eb] tell me what was their names?
[F] Did you have a friend on that Good [Bb] Reuben James?
_ What was their names, [Eb] tell me what was their names?
[F] Did you have a friend [Bb] on that Good Reuben James? _ _ _ _
Now tonight there are lights in [F] our [Bb] country so bright,
In the farms and the cities [F] they're telling [Bb] of this fight.
_ _ Now our mighty [Eb] battleships will steam the [Bb] bounding main,
And remember the name [F] of that Good [Bb] Reuben James.
_ Tell me what was their names, tell [Eb] me what was their [F] names?
Did you have a friend [Bb] on that Good Reuben James?
What was their names, [Eb] tell me what was their names?
[F] Did you have a friend on [Bb] that Good Reuben James? _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _