Skye Boat Song
Chorus:
[G] Speed bonnie [Em] boat like a [D] bird on the wing
[G] Onward the [Am] sailors [G] cry.
[G] Carry the [Em] bairn that's [D] born to be king
[G] Over the [Am] sea to [G] Skye
[Em] Loud the wind howls, [Am] loud the waves roar
[Em] Thunderclaps [C] rend the [Em] air
[Em] Baffled, our foes [Am] stand by the shore
[Em] Follow they [Am7] will not [Em] dare [D7] Chorus
[Em] Though the waves heave, [Am] soft shall ye sleep
[Em] Ocean's a [C] royal [Em] bed
[Em] Rocked in the deep, [Am] Flora will keep
[Em] Watch by your [Am7] weary [Em] head [D7]
Chorus:
[Em] Many's the bairn [Am] fought on that day
[Em] Well the clay[C]more could [Em] wield
[Em] When the night came, [Am] silently lain
[Em] Dead on Coll[Am7]oden [Em] field [D7]
Chorus:
[Em] Burned are their homes, [Am] exile and death
[Em] Scatter the [C] loyal [Em] men
[Em] Yet e’er the sword [Am] cool in the sheath
[Em] Charlie will [Am7] come [Em] again [D7]