The Sinking Of The Reuben James chords by Johnny Horton

Chords with lyrics

The Sinking Of The Reuben James:Johnny Horton.
- Johnny Horton Makes History - on COLUMBIA
Records in 1960.
(The Reuben James was the first U.S. naval ship
 sunk by German U-boats in World War II.)


INTRO:
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What were their names, tell me, what were their
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names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?

#1.
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Have you heard of a ship called that Good Reuben James,
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manned by hard fighting men both for honor and fame?
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She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free,
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but tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.


CHORUS:
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What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?
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What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?


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#2.
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It was there in the dark of that uncertain night.
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That we waited for U-Boats and waited for that fight.
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Then a whine and a rock and the great explosion roared.
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And they laid Good Reuben James on that cold ocean floor.

CHORUS:
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What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?
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What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?


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#3.
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Now, tonight there are lights in our country so bright.
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On the farms and the cities they're tellin' of that fight.
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And now our mighty battle ships will sail the bounding main.
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And remember the name of that Good Reuben James.


CHORUS:
D MajorD                G+G        E MajorE
What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?
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What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?


OUTRO:
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What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?..(Fade.)



A augmentedA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.