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The Skye Boat Song (lyrics) - Outlander (theme song)
- feat. Kathryn Jones/Raya Yarbrough
Lyrics Source - https://youtu.be/-zQoQ1ckFxI
Chorus:
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone
D G D A7
Say could that lass be I?
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Merry of soul, she sailed on a day
D G D
Over the sea to Skye
Verse 1:
Bm Em
Mull was astern, Rùm on the port,
Bm G Bm
Eigg on the starboard bow
Bm Em
Glory of youth glowed in her soul
Bm G Bm A7
Where is that glory now?
Chorus:
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone
D G D A7
Say could that lass be I?
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Merry of soul, she sailed on a day
D G D
Over the sea to Skye
Verse 2:
Bm Em
Give me again all that was there
Bm G Bm
Give me the sun that shone
Bm Em
Give me the eyes, give me the soul
Bm G Bm A7
Give me the lass that's gone
Chorus:
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone
D G D A7
Say could that lass be I?
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Merry of soul, she sailed on a day
D G D
Over the sea to Skye
Verse 3:
Bm Em
Billow and breeze, islands and seas,
Bm G Bm
mountains of rain and sun
Bm Em
All that was good, all that was fair,
Bm G Bm A7
All that was me is gone…
Chorus:
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone
D G D A7
Say could that lass be I?
D Bm/F# Em7 A7
Merry of soul, she sailed on a day
D G D
Over the sea to Skye
Other versions of this song
- Skye Boat Song (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: September 30, 2016