Reuben James Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Am][G][D]
[G]

[Verse 1]
Have [G]you
heard of the ship
Called [D]the good Reuben [G]James?
Run by hard fighting men
Both of [D]honor and [G]of fame
She flew the Stars and Stripes
Of the [C]land of [G]the free,
But tonight she's in her grave
At the [D]bottom of the sea

[Verse 2]
[G]Oh, tell me, what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were their [Am]names?
[D]Did you have a friend on the
[G]good Reuben James?

[Verse 3]
Oh, tell me, [G]what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were their [Am]names?
[D]Did you have a friend on the
[G]good Reuben James?

[Verse 4]
One [G]hundred men went down
To their [Am]dark and wa[D]tery [G]graves
When that good ship went down,
[D]Only forty- four [G]were saved
'Twas the last day of October
[C]They saved forty- [G]four
From the dark, icy water
Of [Am]that cold [D]Iceland shore

[Verse 5]
[G]Oh, tell me, what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were their [Am]names?
Did [D]you have a friend on the
[G]good Reuben James?

[Verse 6]
Oh, tell me, [G]what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were their [Am]names?
[D]Did you have a friend on the
[G]good Reuben James?

[Verse 7]
It was [G]there in the dark
Of [Am]that cold and wa[D]tery [G]night
They watched for the you- boats
And they [D]waited for [G]a fight
Then a whine and a rock
And [C]a great ex[G]plosion's roar
They lay the Reuben James
On that [D]cold ocean [G]floor

[Verse 8]
Oh, tell me, [G]what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were their [Am]names?
Did [D]you have a friend on the
[G]good Reuben James?

[Verse 9]
Oh, tell me, [G]what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were their [Am]names?
[D]Did you have a friend on the [G]good Reuben

[Interlude 1]
James?
[G][Am][D][G][Am][D][G]
[C][G][D][G]

[Verse 10]
[G]Many years have passed
Since those [D]brave men are [G]gone
Those cold, icy waters,
[D]They're still and [G]they're calm
Many years have passed
[C]And still I wonder [G]why
The worst of men must fight
And the [D]best of men must [G]die!

[Verse 11]
Oh, tell me, [G]what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were [Am]their names?
[D]Did you have a friend on the [G]good
Reuben James?

[Verse 12]
Oh, tell me, [G]what were their names,
Tell me, [C]what were their names?
[Am]Did you [D]have a friend on
the [G]good Reuben James?