Skye Boat Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Bm][Em][A][D][G][D][A]

[Verse 1]
[D]Speed bonnie
[Bm]boat like a [Em]bird on [A]the wing
[D]Onward the [G]sailors [D]cry[A]
[D]Carry [Bm]the lad that's [Em]born to be [A]king
[D]Over the [G]sea to Skye
[D]

[Verse 2]
[Bm]Loud the winds howl [Em]loud the
waves roar
[Bm]Thunderclaps [G]rend the [Bm]air
Baffled our foes [Em]stand on the shore
[Bm]Follow they [G]will not [Bm]dare[A]

[Verse 3]
[D]Speed bonnie [Bm]boat like a
[Em]bird on [A]the wing
[D]Onward the [G]sailors [D]cry[A]
[D]Carry [Bm]the lad that's [Em]born to be [A]king
[D]Over the [G]sea to Skye
[D]

[Verse 4]
[Bm]Many's the lad [Em]fought on that day
[Bm]Well the clay[G]more could [Bm]wield
When the night came si[Em]lently lay
[Bm]Dead on [G]Culloden's [Bm]field[A]

[Verse 5]
[D]Speed bonnie [Bm]boat like a
[Em]bird on [A]the wing
[D]Onward the [G]sailors [D]cry[A]
[D]Carry [Bm]the lad that's [Em]born to be [A]king
[D]Over the [G]sea to Skye
[D]

[Verse 6]
[Bm]Billow and breeze [Em]islands and seas
[Bm]Mountains of [G]rain and [Bm]sun
All that was good [Em]all that was fair
[Bm]All that was o[G]urs is gone
[Bm]

[Verse 7]
[A]
[D]Speed bonnie [Bm]boat like
[Em]a bird on [A]the wing
[D]Onward the [G]sailors [D]cry[A]
[D]Carry the [Bm]lad that's b[Em]orn to be [A]king
[D]Over the [G]sea to Skye
[D]

[Verse 8]
[Bm]Burned are our homes [Em]exile and death
[Bm]Scatter [G]the loyal [Bm]men
Yet e'er the sword [Em]cool in the sheath
[Bm]Charlie will [G]come again
[Bm]

[Verse 9]
[A]
[D]Speed bonnie [Bm]boat like
[Em]a bird on [A]the wing
[D]Onward the [G]sailors [D]cry[A]
[D]Carry the [Bm]lad that's b[Em]orn to be [A]king
[D]Over the [G]sea to Skye

[Outro 1]
[D][G][D]