The Sinking Of The Reuben James chords by
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
The Almanac Singers
The Almanac Singers
Logo

N/A
Key: Bb major•
Intro 1
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Fsus4
Fsus4

View detailed Fsus4 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Fsus4
Fsus4

View detailed Fsus4 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Fsus4
Fsus4

View detailed Fsus4 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Verse 1
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Have you heard of a ship
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
called the good Reuben Jane?
Manned by hard -fighting men
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
both of honor and fame
She flew the stars and stripes
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
of the land of the free
But tonight she's in her grave
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
at the bottom of the sea
Tell me, were their names?
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me, what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on the good Reuben James?
One hundred men were drowned
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
in that dark, watery grave.
When that good ship went down,
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
only forty -four were saved.
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
It was the last day of October,
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
we saved the 44 from the cold icy waters
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
off that cold Iceland shore.
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me, what were their names?
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me, what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me, what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on the good Reuben James?
It was there in the dark
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
of that uncertain night
That we watched for the U -boats
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
and waited for a fight
Then a whine and a rock
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
and a great explosion roared
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
And they laid the Reuben James
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on that cold ocean floor
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me what were their names,
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
tell me what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on the good Ruben James?
What were their names,
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
tell me what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on the good Ruben James?
Now tonight there are lights
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
in our country so bright
In the farms and in the cities
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
they're telling of the fight
And now our mighty battleships
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
will steam the bounding main
And remember the name
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
of that good Reuben James
Tell me, were their names?
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me, what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on good Reuben James?
What were their names?
Eb
Eb
6

View detailed Eb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Tell me, what were their names?
F
F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Did you have a friend
Bb
Bb

View detailed Bb chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
on the good Reuben Jane?

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E

Open Tuner
ChordsBb Fsus4 Eb F

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

Open Tuner
Chords

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

More songs by Pete Seeger

Discover chords for more songs to play

Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen

John Henry

Pete Seeger

Cielito lindo

Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger

When a Soldier Makes It Home

Pete Seeger

Monsieur Banjo

Pete Seeger

Michael Row the Boat Ashore [Live]

Pete Seeger

Study War No More

Pete Seeger

Skillet Good and Greasy

See More

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen

John Henry

Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen

Olivia Rodrigo

Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo

Don McLean

American Pie

Don McLean

Kansas

Dust In The Wind

Kansas

Green Day

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

The Almanac Singers

The Golden Vanity

The Almanac Singers

Pete Seeger

Cielito lindo

Pete Seeger

See More

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

¿Por qué?

Kevin Kaarl

Baby Blue

Kevin Kaarl

Dos almas

Kevin Kaarl

Quédate

Kevin Kaarl

Tú sí eres real

Kevin Kaarl

Toda esta ciudad

Kevin Kaarl

Tu canción

Kevin Kaarl