{t:The Titanic}{st:African-American folk song}Oh, they [C]built the ship Titanic,To [F]sail the ocean [C]blue,And they [C]thought they had a shipThat the [G7]water wouldn't go through,But the [C]good Lord raised his [C7]hand,Said "The [F]ship would never [C]land".It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}It was [F]sad (so sad), it was [C]sad (so sad)It was [C]sad when the great ship went [G7]down... (to the bottom of the ...)[C]Husbands and [C7]wives, little [F]children lost their lives,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{eoc}
They were [C]nearing to the shore,When the [F]water began to [C]pour,And the [C]rich refused to associate with the [G7]poor,So they [C]sent them down be-[C7]-low,Where they'd [F]be the first to [C]go,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}It was [F]sad (so sad), it was [C]sad (so sad)It was [C]sad when the great ship went [G7]down... (to the bottom of the ...)[C]Husbands and [C7]wives, little [F]children lost their lives,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{eoc}
Oh, the [C]heroes saved the weak,As the [F]ship began to [C]leak,And the [C]band on deck played [G7]on,With, [C]"Nearer my God to [C7]Thee",They were [F]swept into the [C]sea,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}It was [F]sad (so sad), it was [C]sad (so sad)It was [C]sad when the great ship went [G7]down... (to the bottom of the ...)[C]Husbands and [C7]wives, little [F]children lost their lives,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{eoc}
Lady [C]Astor turned aroundJust to [F]see her husband [C]drown,As the [C]ship Titanic made a gurgling [G7]sound,So she [C]wrapped herself in [C7]mink,As the [F]ship began to [C]sink,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}It was [F]sad (so sad), it was [C]sad (so sad)It was [C]sad when the great ship went [G7]down... (to the bottom of the ...)[C]Husbands and [C7]wives, little [F]children lost their lives,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{eoc}
Now the [C]moral of the story,Is [F]very plain to [C]see,You should [C]wear a life preserver,When you go out to [G7]sea.The Ti-[C]-tanic never [C7]made itAnd [F]never more shall [C]be,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}It was [F]sad (so sad), it was [C]sad (so sad)It was [C]sad when the great ship went [G7]down... (to the bottom of the ...)[C]Husbands and [C7]wives, little [F]children lost their lives,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]down [C]{eoc}
It was [F]sad (so sad), it was [C]sad (so sad)It was [C]sad when the great ship went [G7]down... (to the bottom of the ...)[C]Husbands and [C7]wives, little [F]children lost their lives,It was [C]sad when the [G7]great ship went [C]↓ down [G7]↓ [C]↓{t:The Titanic}
