The Corries – The Isle Of Skye (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
          D
There are twa bonnie maidens, and three bonnie maidens

     G
Come owre the Minch, come owre the main

         D                          G
With the wind for their way and the corry for their hame

G               A               D
They are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Chorus]
                  A             D               G
Come along, come along wi' your boatie and your song

   G                               A
My ain bonnie maids, my twa bonnie maids

        D           A         D          G
For the night it is dark, the Redcoat is gone

                  A               D
And ye are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Verse 2]
         D
There is Flora, my honey, sae dear, sae bonnie

    G
And ane, that's sae tall, sae handsome and all

        D                       G
Put the one for my king and the other for my queen

                A               D
They are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Chorus]
      D           A             D               G
Come along, come along wi' your boatie and your song

   G                               A
My ain bonnie maids, my twa bonnie maids

        D       A           D                G
For the Lady Macoulain, she dwelleth all her lane

                  A               D
And ye are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Instrumental] D G D G A D [Verse 3]
    D
Her arm it is long and her petticoat is strong

   G
My ain bonnie maids, my twa bonnie maids

    D                         G
The sea moullit's nest I will watch o'er the main

                  A               D
And ye are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Chorus]
      D           A             D               G
Come along, come along wi' your boatie and your song

   G                               A
My ain bonnie maids, my twa bonnie maids

    D             A              D             G
And saft shall ye rest where the heather grows best

                  A               D
And ye are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Verse 4]
          D
There's a wind in the tree, a ship on the sea

   G
My ain bonnie maids, my twa bonnie maids

     D                       G
Your cradle I'll rock on the lea of the rock

                  A               D
And ye are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Chorus]
      D           A             D               G
Come along, come along wi' your boatie and your song

   G                               A
My ain bonnie maids, my twa bonnie maids

     D              A            D             G
Mair sound shall ye sleep as she sail o'er the deep

                  A               D
And ye are dearly welcome back to Skye once again
[Outro] D A D G A D (x14)