Thresher

G D G D On a clear April day, 1963 C G I took a memorable ride on a silver submarine D 100+ men, John Wesley Harvey and me C G All aboard the SSN – 593 Em G Goin down, goin down D G Goin down down down down D Harvey to base, we’re at 1,000 feet C G Jimmy’s doin real good I think he’s getting ahold of this thing D Then the rattle of pipes, then the hiss of the steam C G I was the man of the hour till the alarm bells started ringing Em G Goin down, goin down D G Goin down down down down Em G Oh Thresher, we can’t take no more D Em C A Slow pirouette into the arms of the ocean floor G D C G D Wonder and fear, unending black sea C G Held everyone’s gaze in quiet humility D Mother ocean we are at the mercy of thee C G Like children in uniform balancing on your knee Em G Goin down, goin down D G Goin down down down down Em G Oh Thresher, we can’t take no more D G Slow pirouette into the arms of the ocean floor Em G Oh Thresher, we can’t take no more D Em C A G Slow pirouette into the arms of the ocean floor