The Skye Boat Song - Alex Campbell Chords
Chords: C, D, G, F, Dm, G/B, Am
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Genre: folk, traditional, scottish
[Intro]
C D G C F G
[Chorus]
C Dm G
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing
C F G
"Onward!" the sailors cry
C Dm G
Carry the lad that was born to be king
C F G C G/B
Over the sea to Skye
{Verse]
Am Dm
Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar
Am F Am
Thunderclouds in the air
Dm
Baffled, our foes stand on the shore
Am F Am G
To follow, they will not dare__
[Chorus]
C Dm G
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing
C F G
"Onward!" the sailors cry
C Dm G
Carry the lad that was born to be king
C F G C G/B
Over the sea to Skye
{Verse]
Am Dm
Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep
Am F Am
For ocean's a royal bed
Dm
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep
Am F Am G
Watch o'er your weary head__
[Chorus]
C Dm G
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing
C F G
"Onward!" the sailors cry
C Dm G
Carry the lad that was born to be king
C F G C G/B
Over the sea to Skye
{Verse]
Am Dm
Burned are our homes, exile and death
Am F Am
Scatter the loyal men
Dm
Yet ere the sword sleeps in the sheath
Am F Am G
Oor Chairlie he'll come again, ohh
[Chorus]
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