Thresher Chords
Thresher by Shovels And Rope is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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