Chords for The Sinking Of The Reuben James
Tempo:
113.5 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
F#
D#
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
Have you heard of a ship called the poor Reuben James?
And by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame.
She flew the stars and strikes [F#] of the land [C#] of the free,
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend on the good Reuben [C#] James?
What were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave,
When that good ship was sunk only forty-four were saved.
Was the last day of October when [F#] they saved the [C#] forty-four
From those dark icy waters by that cold Iceland shore.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me [D#] what were their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
It was there in the dark [G#] of that [C#] uncertain night
That we watched over U [G#]-Boat and waited [C#] for a fight.
And the weather in Iraq and the great explosion roared,
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [D#] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
[F#] [C#]
Well, many years have passed since those brave men are gone,
And those cold icy waters are still and they're calm.
Many years have passed, but still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [Gm] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend on the good [C#] Reuben James?
What were their names, tell me what were [G#] their names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
[A#m] Tell me, what were their [G#] names?
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good, good, good days?
[G#] [C#]
Have you heard of a ship called the poor Reuben James?
And by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame.
She flew the stars and strikes [F#] of the land [C#] of the free,
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend on the good Reuben [C#] James?
What were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave,
When that good ship was sunk only forty-four were saved.
Was the last day of October when [F#] they saved the [C#] forty-four
From those dark icy waters by that cold Iceland shore.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me [D#] what were their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
It was there in the dark [G#] of that [C#] uncertain night
That we watched over U [G#]-Boat and waited [C#] for a fight.
And the weather in Iraq and the great explosion roared,
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [D#] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
[F#] [C#]
Well, many years have passed since those brave men are gone,
And those cold icy waters are still and they're calm.
Many years have passed, but still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [Gm] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend on the good [C#] Reuben James?
What were their names, tell me what were [G#] their names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
[A#m] Tell me, what were their [G#] names?
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good, good, good days?
Key:
C#
G#
F#
D#
Gm
C#
G#
F#
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ Have you heard of a ship called the poor Reuben James?
And by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame.
_ She flew the stars and strikes [F#] of the land [C#] of the free,
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend on the good Reuben [C#] James?
What were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
_ One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave,
When that good ship was sunk only forty-four were saved.
Was the last day of October when [F#] they saved the [C#] forty-four
From those dark icy waters by that cold Iceland shore.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me [D#] what were their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
It was there in the dark [G#] of that [C#] uncertain night
That we watched over U [G#]-Boat and waited [C#] for a _ fight.
And the weather in Iraq and the great explosion roared,
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [D#] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, many years have passed since those brave men are gone,
And those cold icy waters are still and they're calm. _
Many years have passed, but still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [Gm] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend on the good [C#] Reuben James?
What were their names, tell me what were [G#] their names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
[A#m] Tell me, what were their [G#] names?
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good, good, good days? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ Have you heard of a ship called the poor Reuben James?
And by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame.
_ She flew the stars and strikes [F#] of the land [C#] of the free,
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend on the good Reuben [C#] James?
What were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
_ One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave,
When that good ship was sunk only forty-four were saved.
Was the last day of October when [F#] they saved the [C#] forty-four
From those dark icy waters by that cold Iceland shore.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were [D#] their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me [D#] what were their names,
[G#] Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
It was there in the dark [G#] of that [C#] uncertain night
That we watched over U [G#]-Boat and waited [C#] for a _ fight.
And the weather in Iraq and the great explosion roared,
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [D#] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, many years have passed since those brave men are gone,
And those cold icy waters are still and they're calm. _
Many years have passed, but still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die.
Tell me what were their names, [F#] tell me what were [Gm] their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, [F#] tell me what [D#] were their [G#] names,
Did you have a friend on the good [C#] Reuben James?
What were their names, tell me what were [G#] their names,
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
[A#m] Tell me, what were their [G#] names?
Did you have a friend [C#] on the good, good, good days? _ _ _ _ _ _ _