Reuben James

Intro BFB BFB Verse F# B Have you heard of the ship called the good Reuben James? F# B Run by hard fighting men both of honour and of fame E B She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free F# B But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea Chorus B Oh, tell me, what were their names? E Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? B Tell me, what were their names? E C#m Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? Verse F# B One hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves F# B When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved E B 'Twas the last day of October, they saved forty-four F# B From the dark icy water of that cold Iceland shore Chorus B Oh, tell me, what were their names? E Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? B Tell me, what were their names? E C#m Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? Verse F# B It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night F# B They watched for the U-boats and they waited for a fight E B Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion's roar F# B They lay the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor Chorus B Oh, tell me, what were their names? E Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? B Tell me, what were their names? E C#m Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? Instrumental BFB BFB BEB BFB Verse F# B Many years have passed since those brave men are gone F# B Those cold, icy waters, they're still and they're calm E B Many years have passed and still I wonder why F# B The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die Chorus B Oh, tell me, what were their names? E Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? B Tell me, what were their names? E C#m Tell me, what were their names? F# B Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?