Misc Traditional – The Skye Boat Song (Ukulele)
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Versions
(3)
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Chords
[Chorus]
F Dm Gm C Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing F Bb F C Onward' the sailors cry F Dm Gm C Carry the lad that's born to be king F Bb F Over the sea to Skye
[Verse 1]
Dm Gm Loud the winds howl loud the waves roar Dm Bb Dm Thunderclaps rend the air Dm Gm Baffled our foes stand by the shore Dm Bb Dm C follow they will not dare
[Chorus]
F Dm Gm C Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing F Bb F C Onward' the sailors cry F Dm Gm C Carry the lad that's born to be king F Bb F Over the sea to Skye
[Verse 2]
Dm Gm Many's the lad, fought on that day Dm Bb Dm Well the claymore did wield; Dm Gm When the night came, silently lay Dm Bb Dm C Dead on Culloden's field.
[Chorus]
F Dm Gm C Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing F Bb F C Onward' the sailors cry F Dm Gm C Carry the lad that's born to be king F Bb F Over the sea to Skye
[Verse 3]
Dm Gm Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, Dm Bb Dm Ocean's a royal bed. Dm Gm Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Dm Bb Dm C Watch by your weary head.
[Chorus]
F Dm Gm C Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing F Bb F C Onward' the sailors cry F Dm Gm C Carry the lad that's born to be king F Bb F Over the sea to Skye
[Verse 4]
Dm Gm Burned are their homes, exile and death Dm Bb Dm Scatter the loyal men; Dm Gm Yet ere the sword cool in the sheath Dm Bb Dm C Charlie will come again.
[Alt chorus]
F Dm Gm C Sing me a song of a lad that is gone, F Bb F C Say, could that lad be I? F Dm Gm C Merry of soul he sailed on a day F Bb F Over the sea to Skye.
[Verse 5]
Dm Gm Mull was astern, Rum on the port, Dm Bb Dm Eigg on the starboard bow; Dm Gm Glory of youth glowed in his soul; Dm Bb Dm C Where is that glory now?
[Alt chorus]
F Dm Gm C Sing me a song of a lad that is gone, F Bb F C Say, could that lad be I? F Dm Gm C Merry of soul he sailed on a day F Bb F Over the sea to Skye.
[Verse 6]
Dm Gm Give me again all that was there, Dm Bb Dm Give me the sun that shone! Dm Gm Give me the eyes, give me the soul, Dm Bb Dm C Give me the lad that's gone!
[Alt chorus]
F Dm Gm C Sing me a song of a lad that is gone, F Bb F C Say, could that lad be I? F Dm Gm C Merry of soul he sailed on a day F Bb F Over the sea to Skye.
[Verse 7]
Dm Gm Billow and breeze, islands and seas, Dm Bb Dm Mountains of rain and sun, Dm Gm All that was good, all that was fair, Dm Bb Dm C All that was me is gone.
[Alt chorus]
F Dm Gm C Sing me a song of a lad that is gone, F Bb F C Say, could that lad be I? F Dm Gm C Merry of soul he sailed on a day F Bb F Over the sea to Skye.