Intro: D5 D5 C5 D5 First I will describe the scene to you C5 Do you have it right? D5 C5 In 1944 the riegal she went down D5 C5 She went down with 4,000 prisoners D5 Asleep on board D5 C5 Well now do you, C5 D5 I want to know if you D5 Have it right, is it like D5 The borders of a dream A5 Have taken you inside? D5 C5 The riegel was a mighty ship D5 A5 G5 4,000 prisoners strong C5 A5 The captain he was gallant D5 G5 Or perhaps he was a prisoner, too A5 G5 Who's to know for sure who's who? C5 A5 One night it was very late C5 A5 The riegel tore its side C5 A5 4,000 prisoners and the captain D5 G5 They were trapped inside A5 Has there been any news? C5 I feel so out of place A5 C5 The captain's always busy A5 C5 Being in a state of grace D5 But what I want to know is: A5 Are you listening out there? C5 A5 The crew they were a sorry lot C5 A5 Blinded by their blood C5 A5 The captain he whispered orders C5 A5 You could not hear him above the flood C5 A5 Then somebody said, "the ocean's here," C5 A5 But someone said "no, there's more" C5 A5 And the last thing I remember D5 G5 Is a broken hand clinging to the captain's door A5 Has there been any news? C5 I feel so out of place A5 C5 The captain's always busy A5 C5 Being in a state of grace D5 But what i want to know is Anybody listening? A5 D5 Are you listening out there? A5 D5 Are you listening out there?