The Corries – The Skye Boat Song (Guitar)

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[Intro] | Eb | Eb | Eb | Eb | | Eb | Eb | Bb | Bb | | Eb | Ab | Eb | Bb | | Eb | Eb | Bb | Bb | | Eb | Ab | Eb | Bb | [Chorus]
Eb                       Bb
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing

Eb         Ab      Eb    Bb
Onward the sailors cry

Eb                   Bb
Carry the lad that's born to be king

Eb       Ab     Eb    Bb
Over the sea to Skye
[Verse 1]
Eb                   Bb
Loud the wind howls, loud the waves roar

Cm           Ab       Cm
Thunderclaps rend the air

Eb                Bb
Baffled our foes, stand by the shore

Cm          Ab       Cm   Bb
Follow they will not dare
[Chorus]
Eb                       Bb
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing

Eb         Ab      Eb    Bb
Onward the sailors cry

Eb                   Bb
Carry the lad that's born to be king

Eb       Ab     Eb    Bb
Over the sea to Skye
[Verse 2]
Eb             Bb
Many's the lad fought on that day

Cm       Ab           Cm
Well the claymore did wield

Eb                   Bb
When the night came, silently lain

Cm      Ab       Cm    Bb
Dead on Culloden field
[Chorus]
Eb                       Bb
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing

Eb         Ab      Eb    Bb
Onward the sailors cry

Eb                   Bb
Carry the lad that's born to be king

Eb       Ab     Eb    Bb
Over the sea to Skye
[Verse 3]
Eb                     Bb
Though the waves leap, soft will ye sleep

Cm        Ab    Cm
Ocean's a royal bed

Eb                  Bb
Rocked in the deep, flora will keep

Cm            Ab     Cm   Bb
Watch by your weary head
[Chorus]
Eb                       Bb
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing

Eb         Ab      Eb    Bb
Onward the sailors cry

Eb                   Bb
Carry the lad that's born to be king

Eb       Ab     Eb    Bb
Over the sea to Skye
[Outro] | Eb | Eb | Bb | Bb | | Ab | Ab | Ab | Ab | | Eb | Eb | Bb | Bb | | Cm | Cm | Eb