Skye Boat Song chords by Barbara Dickson

Chords with lyrics

C majorC Am/E     Dm7Dm7     G7G7
Speed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing
C majorC       FF    C majorC  G7G7
"onward!" the sail ors cry
C majorC     Am/E   Dm7Dm7    G7G7  C majorC    FF    C majorC
Carry the lad that's born to be king over the sea to skye

Verse one
A minorAm          DmDm          A minorAm      FF    A minorAm
Loud the wind show l, loud the wav esroar, thunder claps rend theair
A minorAm        DmDm         A minorAm     FF    A minorAm  G7G7
Baff led our foes stand by the shore, follow they will not dare
C majorC Am/E     Dm7Dm7     G7G7
Speed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing
C majorC       FF    C majorC  G7G7
"onward!" the sail ors cry
C majorC     Am/E   Dm7Dm7    G7G7  C majorC    FF    C majorC
Carry the lad that's born to be king over the sea to skye

Verse two
A minorAm           DmDm          A minorAm    FF   A minorAm
Through the wave sleap, soft shall Yes leep, ocean's a Royal bed
A minorAm         DmDm       A minorAm      FF   A minorAm   G7G7
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep watch by your weary head
C majorC Am/E     Dm7Dm7     G7G7
Speed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing
C majorC       FF    C majorC  G7G7
"onward!" the sail ors cry
C majorC     Am/E   Dm7Dm7    G7G7  C majorC    FF    C majorC
Carry the lad that's born to be king over the sea to skye

Verse three
A minorAm       DmDm         A minorAm      FF     A minorAm
Many's the lad, fought on that day, well the clay more could wield
A minorAm          DmDm      A minorAm     FF    A minorAm   G7G7
When the night came, silent ly lay, dead on Cull oden's field
C majorC Am/E     Dm7Dm7     G7G7
Speed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing
C majorC       FF    C majorC  G7G7
"onward!" the sail ors cry
C majorC     Am/E   Dm7Dm7    G7G7  C majorC    FF    C majorC
Carry the lad that's born to be king over the sea to skye

Verse four
A minorAm          DmDm        A minorAm     FF   A minorAm
Burned are our homes, exile and death, scatter the loyal men
A minorAm          DmDm         A minorAm      FF   A minorAm  G7G7
Yet, o'er thes word, cool in thes heath, Charlie will come again.
C majorC Am/E     Dm7Dm7     G7G7
Speed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing
C majorC       FF    C majorC  G7G7
"onward!" the sail ors cry
C majorC     Am/E   Dm7Dm7    G7G7  C majorC    FF    C majorC
Carry the lad that's born to be king over the sea to skye