Ballad Of The Thresher

Dm

[Verse]

                      F       C     Am
Oh, the Thresher, the finest atomic ship
                        G     C
That ever dived for the sea
                 Bm          Em
Each man on board was a volunteer
    F               Em             D
Was there 'cause he chose there to be

[Chorus]

      F                       C
Every man-jack on board was a hero
      F                           C
Every man-jack on board there was brave
      F           Em          Dm
Every man-jack on board was a hero
     F            Em     D       Dm
Each man risked a watery grave

[Verse]

                          F           C            Am
Oh, their wives and their sweethearts came down to port
                                  G     C
Their last fond goodbyes there to say
                          Bm           Em     F
Each tried her best to be tearless and brave
                 Em              D
They promised to meet there some day

[Chorus]

      F                       C
Every man-jack on board was a hero
      F                           C
Every man-jack on board there was brave
      F           Em          Dm
Every man-jack on board was a hero
     F            Em     D       Dm
Each man risked a watery grave

[Verse]

                     F            C           Am
Then "Dive" said the Captain, and we held our breath
                             G     C
A sound like she'd broken in two
                     Bm            Em   F
That was the last we ever heard of her
             Em         D
Last word we had of her crew

[Chorus]

      F                       C
Every man-jack on board was a hero
      F                           C
Every man-jack on board there was brave
      F           Em          Dm
Every man-jack on board was a hero
     F            Em     D       Dm
Each man risked a watery grave

[Verse]

                       F         C        Am
Oh, the Thresher, yes, now her reactor is still
                          G       C
But very good company she keeps
                        Bm              Em    F
Men from the Lexington, Hornet, and the Wasp
               Em              D
Are down there with her in the deep

[Chorus]

      F                       C
Every man-jack on board was a hero
      F                           C
Every man-jack on board there was brave
      F           Em          Dm
Every man-jack on board was a hero
     F            Em     D       Dm
Each man risked a watery grave