THE SKYE BOAT SONG
Standard Tuning
{C} Am/E Dm7 G7
Speed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing,
C F C G7
"Onward!" the sailors cry.
C Am/E Dm7 G7
Carry the lad that`s born to be King
C F C
over the sea to Skye.
verse 1
Am Dm Am F Am
Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar, thunderclaps rend the air.
Am Dm Am F Am G7
Baffled our foes stand by the shore, follow they will not dare.
Repeat Chorus
verse 2
Am Dm Am F Am
Through the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, ocean`s a royal bed.
Am Dm Am F Am G7
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep watch by your weary head.
Repeat Chorus
verse 3
Am Dm Am F Am
Many`s the lad, fought on that day, well the claymore could wield.
Am Dm Am F Am G7
When the night came, silently lay, dead on Culloden`s field.
Repeat Chorus
verse 4
Am Dm Am F Am
Burned are our homes, exile and death, scatter the loyal men.
Am Dm Am F Am G7
Yet, o`er the sword, cool in the sheath, Charlie will come again.
Repeat Chorus