Key: Eb ♫ Chorus: Eb Bb Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing Eb Ab Eb Bb Onward the sailors cry Eb Bb Carry the lad that's born to be king Eb Ab Eb Bb Over the sea to Skye ♫ Verse 1: Eb Bb Loud the wind howls, loud the waves roar Cm G# Cm Thunderclaps rend the air Eb Bb Baffled our foes, stand by the shore Cm G# Cm Bb Follow they will not dare
♫ Chorus: Eb Bb Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing Eb Ab Eb Bb Onward the sailors cry Eb Bb Carry the lad that's born to be king Eb Ab Eb Bb Over the sea to Skye ♫ Verse 2: Eb Bb Many's the lad fought on that day Cm G# Cm Well the claymore did wield Eb Bb When the night came, silently lain Cm G# Cm Bb Dead on Culloden field ♫ Chorus: Eb Bb Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing Eb Ab Eb Bb Onward the sailors cry Eb Bb Carry the lad that's born to be king Eb Ab Eb Bb Over the sea to Skye ♫ Verse 3: Eb Bb Though the waves leap, soft will ye sleep Cm G# Cm Ocean's a royal bed Eb Bb Rocked in the deep, flora will keep Cm G# Cm Bb Watch by your weary head ♫ Chorus: Eb Bb Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing Eb Ab Eb Bb Onward the sailors cry Eb Bb Carry the lad that's born to be king Eb Ab Eb Bb Over the sea to Skye