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Misc Traditional - Skye Boat Song chords
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THE SKYE BOAT SONG Standard Tuning Chorus C Am/E Dm7 G7 Speed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing, C F C G7 "Onward!" the sailors cry. C Am/E Dm7 G7 Carry the lad that`s born to be King C F C over the sea to Skye. Verse 1 Am Dm Am F Am Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar, thunderclaps rend the air. Am Dm Am F Am G7 Baffled our foes stand by the shore, follow they will not dare. Repeat Chorus [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/misc-traditional/358772.html ] Verse 2 Am Dm Am F Am Through the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, ocean`s a royal bed. Am Dm Am F Am G7 Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep watch by your weary head. Repeat Chorus Verse 3� Am��������������Dm������������������Am�����������F����������Am Many`s the lad, fought on that day, well the claymore could wield. Am�������������������Dm������������Am����������F�������Am�����G7 When the night came, silently lay, dead on Culloden`s field. � Repeat Chorus � Verse 4 Am��������������������Dm���������������Am����������F�����Am Burned are our homes, exile and death, scatter the loyal men. Am�������������������Dm������������������Am�����������F������Am���G7 Yet, o`er the sword, cool in the sheath, Charlie will come again. � Repeat Chorus  |