Intro
F A# F - F C F
[VERSE 1]
F C F
Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James
C F
Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame
A# F
She flew the Stars and Stripes for the land of the free
C F
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
[CHORUS]
F A# Gm
Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
F A# Gm
What were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
[VERSE 2]
F C F
One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave
C F
When that good ship was sunk only forty-four were saved
A# F
T’was the last day of October when they saved the forty-four
C F
From those dark, icy waters by that cold Iceland shore
[CHORUS]
F A# Gm
Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
F A# Gm
What were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
[VERSE 3]
F C F
It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
C F
That we watched for a U-boat and waited for a fight
A# F
Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared
C F
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor
[CHORUS]
F A# Gm
Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
F A# Gm
What were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
[INTERLUDE]
F A# F - F C F
[VERSE 4]
F C F
Many years have passed since those brave men are gone
C F
And those cold icy waters are still and are calm
A# F
Many years have passed, but still I wonder why
C F
The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die
[CHORUS]
F A# Gm
Tell me, what were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
F A# Gm
What were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
[CHORUS]
F A# Gm
What were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
F A# Gm
What were their names, tell me what were their names
C A# F
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
- 1. Chord Gitar Chad Mitchell Trio - The Sinking Of The Reuben James Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Chad Mitchell Trio - The Sinking Of The Reuben James Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan