The Titanic Chords
The Titanic by Paddy Goes To Holyhead is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Am, G, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am G Em Am
On the 11th of April nineteenhundred and twelve
Am G Em Am
The queen of the ocean had started her life
C G Em Am
With thirteen hundred passangers she sailed out from Cork
Am G Em Am
Lead by 900 sailors on her way to New York
C G Em Am
Uh-uh-uh riddle of the century
C G Em Am
Uh-uh-uh pride of the White-Star-Line
C G Em Am
Uh-uh-uh ye became a wet reliquary
C G C Am
Uh-uh-uh a victim of the brine
Am G Em Am
On the forteenth of Aprli at eleven fourth pm
Am G Em Am
An outlook guy named freedy fleet the alarmbell he did ring
C G Em Am
Captain Smith gave the order: "half steam ahead!" he cried
Am G Em Am
As the steamer got a narrow shave from a giant in the night
(Chorus)
Am G
The water filled the liner
Em Am
The death-struggle takes 3 hours
Am G Em Am
The operators working hard an emergency he morsed
C G Em Am
"Californian can't you hear me - is your wireless working there?"
Am G Em Am
Wallace hartley and his rag-time-band played a tune called Derry Air
(Chorus)
Am G Em Am
On the fifteenth of April nineteenhundred and twelve
Am G Em Am
The queen of the ocean had ended her life
C G Em Am
Eighteen lifeboats were in store seven hundred for to save
Am G Em Am
But fifteen hundret passangers rest in their icy grave
(Chorus)