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