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The Titanic
[Verse 1]
CIt was on one Monday morning Fjust about one o'clock
CWhen that great Titanic Gbegan to reel and rock
CPeople began to scream and cry,
Saying "FLord, am I going to die?"
It was Csad when that Ggreat ship went Cdown
[Chorus]
It was Fsad,it was Csad,
It was sad when that great ship went Gdown,
CHusbands and wives and little Fchildren lost their lives,
It was Csad when that Ggreat ship went Cdown.
[Verse 2]
CWhile they were building Fthey said what they would do,
CWe will build a ship that Gwater can't go through;
But CGod with power in hand,
Showed the Fworld that it could not stand.
It was Csad when that Ggreat ship went Cdown.
[Chorus]
It was Fsad,it was Csad,
It was sad when that great ship went Gdown,
CHusbands and wives and little Fchildren lost their lives,
It was Csad when that Ggreat ship went Cdown.
[Verse 3]
CWhen that ship left England Fit was making for the shore,
CThe rich had declared that they would Gnot ride with the poor,
So they Cput the poor below,
They Fwere the first to go.
It was Csad when  that Ggreat ship went Cdown.
[Chorus]
It was Fsad,it was Csad,
It was sad when that great ship went Gdown,
CHusbands and wives and little Fchildren lost their lives,
It was Csad when that Ggreat ship went Cdown.
[Verse 4]
CThose people on that ship were a Flong way from home,
CWith friends all around they didn't Gknow that time had come;
CDeath came riding by,
Sixteen Fhundred had to die.
It was Csad when that Ggreat ship went Cdown.
[Chorus]
It was Fsad,it was Csad,
It was sad when that great ship went Gdown,
CHusbands and wives and little Fchildren lost their lives,
It was Csad when that Ggreat ship went Cdown.

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The Titanic

by Pete Seeger

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The Titanic

[Verse 1]

C F

It was on one Monday morning just about one o'clock

C G

When that great Titanic began to reel and rock

People began to scream and cry,

Saying "Lord, am I going to die?"

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down

[Chorus]

F C

It was sad,it was sad,

It was sad when that great ship went down,

C F

Husbands and wives and little children lost their lives,

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down.

[Verse 2]

C F

While they were building they said what they would do,

C G

We will build a ship that water can't go through;

But God with power in hand,

Showed the world that it could not stand.

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down.

[Chorus]

F C

It was sad,it was sad,

It was sad when that great ship went down,

C F

Husbands and wives and little children lost their lives,

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down.

[Verse 3]

C F

When that ship left England it was making for the shore,

C G

The rich had declared that they would not ride with the poor,

So they put the poor below,

They were the first to go.

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down.

[Chorus]

F C

It was sad,it was sad,

It was sad when that great ship went down,

C F

Husbands and wives and little children lost their lives,

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down.

[Verse 4]

C F

Those people on that ship were a long way from home,

C G

With friends all around they didn't know that time had come;

Death came riding by,

Sixteen hundred had to die.

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down.

[Chorus]

F C

It was sad,it was sad,

It was sad when that great ship went down,

C F

Husbands and wives and little children lost their lives,

C G C

It was sad when that great ship went down.

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