The sinking of the reuben james Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]Have you heard of a ship called
the [D]good Reuben [G]James
Manned by hard fighting men
both of [D]honor and [G]fame?
She flew the Stars and Stripes
[C]of the land of the[G] free
[Em]But tonigh[G]t she's in her grave
at the [D]bottom of the sea.
[G]

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

[Verse 3]
[G]Well, a hundred men went down in
that dark watery grave
When [D]that good ship went [G]down only
[D]forty- four were [G]saved.
'Twas the last day [C]of Octo[G]ber [C]we
[G]saved the forty- four
From the [D]cold ocean [G]waters
and the cold icy shore.

[Verse 4]
It was there in [G]the [C]dark of
that un[D]certain night
[G]That we watched for the U- boats
and waited for a fight.
Then a [C]whine and a rock and
[D]a great explosion roared
And they laid [G]the Reuben James

[Verse 5]
on that cold ocean floor.
[G]
Now tonight there are lights
in our [D]country so [G]bright
In the farms and in the cities
[D]they're telling of the [G]fight.
And now our mighty battleships
[C]will steam the bounding [G]main
And remember the name of [D]that [G]goo[C]d
[D][G]
[C][D][G]
[C][D][G]
[C]Reu[D]ben[G] James.