{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2172913,"song":"Reuben James","artist":"The Kingston Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2172913-reuben-james-chords-by-the-kingston-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2172913?type=chord","rating":4.97834,"votes":12,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHave you heard of the ship called the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nRun by hard fighting men both of honour and of fame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh, tell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOne hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhen that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\n'Twas the last day of October, they saved forty-four[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFrom the dark icy water of that cold Iceland shore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh, tell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt was there in the dark of that cold and watery night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey watched for the U-boats and they waited for a fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThen a whine and a rock and a great explosion's roar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey lay the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh, tell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMany years have passed since those brave men are gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThose cold, icy waters, they're still and they're calm[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMany years have passed and still I wonder why[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe worst of men must fight and the best of men must die[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh, tell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nTell me, what were their names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDid you have a friend on the good Reuben James?[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nB   F#  B\nB   F#  B\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nB   F#  B\nB   F#  B\nB   E  B\nB   F#  B\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["B","F#","E","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}