Kingston Trio - Reuben James Chords
Tempo:
105.5 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
G#
F#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G#]
[B] [F#]
[B] The lord of the ship, called the good Reuben James
Armed by hard fighting men, [G#] both of honor [B] and of fame
He flew the stars and stripes [E] of the land [B] of the free
But tonight she's in her grave, [G#] at the bottom [B] of the sea
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [G#m] their names
Did [C#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did you [F#] have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
One hundred men went down to [G#] their dark and watery [B] graves
When that good ship went down, only [E] forty-four were [B] saved
But the last day of October, they [E] saved forty [B]-four
From the dark icy waters of that [B] cold Iceland shore
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their [F#] names
Did you have a friend on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their names
[F#] Did you have a friend on the Gilded James
It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night
They watched for the U-boat [G#] and they waited [B] for a fight
Then a whine and a rot [E] and a great [B] explosion's roar
They laid the Reuben James [G#]
cold [B] ocean floor
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did [F#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
[F#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
[G#]
[B] [C#]
[E]
[B] [G#]
[B] Many years have [F#] passed since those brave men are gone
Those cold icy [G#] waters, they're still and [B] they're calm
Many years have [E] passed and still I wonder [B] why
The worst of men will start [F#] and the best of men will die
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
[C#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
Did you [C#] have a friend on the Gilded James
[B]
[B] [F#]
[B] The lord of the ship, called the good Reuben James
Armed by hard fighting men, [G#] both of honor [B] and of fame
He flew the stars and stripes [E] of the land [B] of the free
But tonight she's in her grave, [G#] at the bottom [B] of the sea
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [G#m] their names
Did [C#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did you [F#] have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
One hundred men went down to [G#] their dark and watery [B] graves
When that good ship went down, only [E] forty-four were [B] saved
But the last day of October, they [E] saved forty [B]-four
From the dark icy waters of that [B] cold Iceland shore
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their [F#] names
Did you have a friend on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their names
[F#] Did you have a friend on the Gilded James
It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night
They watched for the U-boat [G#] and they waited [B] for a fight
Then a whine and a rot [E] and a great [B] explosion's roar
They laid the Reuben James [G#]
cold [B] ocean floor
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did [F#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
[F#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
[G#]
[B] [C#]
[E]
[B] [G#]
[B] Many years have [F#] passed since those brave men are gone
Those cold icy [G#] waters, they're still and [B] they're calm
Many years have [E] passed and still I wonder [B] why
The worst of men will start [F#] and the best of men will die
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
[C#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
Did you [C#] have a friend on the Gilded James
[B]
Key:
B
E
G#
F#
C#
B
E
G#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ The lord of the ship, called the good Reuben James
Armed by hard fighting men, [G#] both of honor [B] and of fame
He flew the stars and stripes [E] of the land [B] of the free
But tonight she's in her grave, [G#] at the bottom [B] of the sea
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [G#m] their names
Did [C#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did you [F#] have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
One hundred men went down to [G#] their dark and watery [B] graves
When that good ship went down, only [E] forty-four were [B] saved
But the last day of October, they [E] saved forty [B]-four
From the dark icy waters of that [B] cold Iceland shore
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their [F#] names
Did you have a friend on the _ _ Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their names
[F#] Did you have a friend on the Gilded James
_ It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night
They watched for the U-boat [G#] and they waited [B] for a fight
Then a whine and a rot [E] and a great [B] explosion's roar
They laid the Reuben James [G#]
cold [B] ocean floor
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did [F#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
[F#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded _ James
_ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Many years have [F#] passed since those brave men are gone
Those cold icy [G#] waters, they're still and [B] they're calm
Many years have [E] passed and still I wonder [B] why
The worst of men will start [F#] and the best of men will die
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
[C#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
Did you [C#] have a friend on the Gilded James
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ The lord of the ship, called the good Reuben James
Armed by hard fighting men, [G#] both of honor [B] and of fame
He flew the stars and stripes [E] of the land [B] of the free
But tonight she's in her grave, [G#] at the bottom [B] of the sea
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [G#m] their names
Did [C#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did you [F#] have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
One hundred men went down to [G#] their dark and watery [B] graves
When that good ship went down, only [E] forty-four were [B] saved
But the last day of October, they [E] saved forty [B]-four
From the dark icy waters of that [B] cold Iceland shore
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their [F#] names
Did you have a friend on the _ _ Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, tell me what [G#m] were their names
[F#] Did you have a friend on the Gilded James
_ It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night
They watched for the U-boat [G#] and they waited [B] for a fight
Then a whine and a rot [E] and a great [B] explosion's roar
They laid the Reuben James [G#]
cold [B] ocean floor
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
Did [F#] you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were [C#m] their names
[F#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded _ James
_ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Many years have [F#] passed since those brave men are gone
Those cold icy [G#] waters, they're still and [B] they're calm
Many years have [E] passed and still I wonder [B] why
The worst of men will start [F#] and the best of men will die
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
[C#] Did you have a friend [B] on the Gilded James
Oh tell me what were their names, [E] tell me what were their names
Did you [C#] have a friend on the Gilded James
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _