ballad of the thresher Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Oh, [Am]the Thresher,
[C]the finest [G]atomic [Em]ship
That [Am]ever [Em]dived for [Dm]the sea
[G]Each man on boa[F#m]rd was a
[A]vo [D]lunteer
Was [C]there 'cause [Bm]he chose there [A]to be
[Am]Every [C]man jack on

[Verse 2]
board was a [G]hero
Every [C]man jack on board
there was [G]brave
Every [C]man jack on [Bm]board was a [Am]hero
Each [C]man risked a [Bm]watery [A]grave
[Am]

[Verse 3]
Oh, their wives and [C]their sweethearts
[G]came down [Em]to port
Their [Am]last fond good[Em]byes there [Dm]to say
[G]Each tried her best to
[F#m]be tearless and brave
[D]They [C]promised to mee[Bm]t
there [A]some day

[Verse 4]
Every [C]man jack on board was a [G]hero
Every [C]man jack on board
there was [G]brave
Every [C]man jack on [Bm]board was a [Am]hero
Each [C]man risked a [Bm]watery [A]grave[Am]

[Verse 5]
Then [Am]"Dive", said the Cap[C]tain
and [G]we held [Em]our breath
[Am]A sound like [Em]she'd broken in [Dm]two
[G]That was the last we eve[F#m]r heard of h[D]er
[C]Last word we had[Bm] of her [A]crew
Every [C]man jack on

[Verse 6]
board was a [G]hero
Every [C]man jack on board
there was [G]brave
Every [C]man jack on [Bm]board was a [A]hero[Am]
Each [C]man risked a [Bm]watery [A]grave
[Am]

[Verse 7]
Oh, the Thresher, yes,
now her [G]reactor is [Em]still
But [Am]very good [Em]com pany she k[Dm]eeps
[G]Men from the Lexington,
[F#m]Hornet and [D]the Wasp
[C]Are down there wit[Bm]h her in the dee[A]p

[Verse 8]
Every [C]man jack on board was a [G]hero
Every [C]man jack on board
there was [G]brave
Every [C]man jack on [Bm]board was a [A]hero[Am]
Each [C]man risked a [Bm]watery [A]grave[Am]

[Outro 1]
Oh, the Thresher
[Am]