Skye Boat Song chords by The Irish Rovers
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Intro 1
(D major) (B minor) (E minor) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
Verse 1
Speed (D major) bonnie
(B minor) boat like a (E minor) bird on the wing (A major)
(D major) Onward the sailors (G major) cry (D major) (A major)
Carry (D major) the lad (B minor) that's (E minor) born to be king (A major)
(D major) Over the sea (G major) to Skye
(D major)
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Verse 2
Loud (B minor) the winds howl loud (E minor) the
waves roar
Thunderclaps (B minor) (G major) rend the (B minor) air
Baffled our foes stand (E minor) on the shore
Follow (B minor) they (G major) will not (B minor) dare (A major)
Verse 3
Speed (D major) bonnie (B minor) boat like a
(E minor) bird on the wing (A major)
(D major) Onward the sailors (G major) cry (D major) (A major)
Carry (D major) the lad (B minor) that's (E minor) born to be (A major) king
(D major) Over the sea (G major) to Skye
(D major)
Verse 4
Many's (B minor) the lad fought (E minor) on that day
(B minor) Well the clay (G major) more could (B minor) wield
When the night came si (E minor) lently lay
(B minor) Dead on Cul (G major) loden's (B minor) field (A major)
Verse 5
Speed (D major) bonnie (B minor) boat like a
(E minor) bird on the wing (A major)
(D major) Onward the sailors (G major) (D major) cry (A major)
Carry (D major) the lad (B minor) that's (E minor) born to be (A major) king
(D major) Over the sea (G major) to Skye
(D major)
Verse 6
(B minor) Billow and breeze (E minor) islands and seas
Mountains (B minor) of rain (G major) and sun (B minor)
All that was good (E minor) all that was fair
(B minor) All that was (G major) ours is gone
(B minor)
Verse 7
(A major)
Speed (D major) bonnie (B minor) boat like
a bird (E minor) on the wing (A major)
(D major) Onward the sailors (G major) cry (D major) (A major)
Carry (D major) the lad (B minor) that's (E minor) born to be king (A major)
(D major) Over the sea (G major) to Skye
(D major)
Verse 8
(B minor) Burned are our homes (E minor) exile and death
Scatter (B minor) the loyal (G major) (B minor) men
Yet e'er the sword cool (E minor) in the sheath
Charlie (B minor) will come (G major) again
(B minor)
Verse 9
(A major)
Speed (D major) bonnie (B minor) boat like
a bird (E minor) on the wing (A major)
(D major) Onward the sailors (G major) (D major) cry (A major)
Carry (D major) the lad (B minor) that's (E minor) born to be king (A major)
(D major) Over the sea (G major) to Skye
Outro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major)
Skye Boat Song
The Irish Rovers
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