The Skye Boat Song

{"acf_content":"[Chorus]\nC             Am\/E         Dm7         G7\nSpeed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing,\nC             F       C    G7\n\"Onward!\" the sailors cry.\nC          Am\/E      Dm7        G7\nCarry the lad that`s born to be King\nC        F        C\nover the sea to Skye.\n \n[Verse 1]\nAm                   Dm                   Am           F        Am\nLoud the winds howl, loud the waves roar, thunderclaps rend the air.\nAm               Dm                  Am          F        Am    G7\nBaffled our foes stand by the shore, follow they will not dare.\n \n[Chorus]\nC             Am\/E         Dm7         G7\nSpeed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing,\nC             F       C    G7\n\"Onward!\" the sailors cry.\nC          Am\/E      Dm7        G7\nCarry the lad that`s born to be King\nC        F        C\nover the sea to Skye.\n \n[Verse 2] \nAm                      Dm                   Am        F     Am\nThrough the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, ocean`s a royal bed.\nAm                  Dm              Am            F     Am     G7\nRocked in the deep, Flora will keep watch by your weary head.    \n  \n[Chorus] \nC             Am\/E         Dm7         G7\nSpeed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing,\nC             F       C    G7\n\"Onward!\" the sailors cry.\nC          Am\/E      Dm7        G7\nCarry the lad that`s born to be King\nC        F        C\nover the sea to Skye.\n  \n[Verse 3]\nAm              Dm                  Am           F          Am\nMany`s the lad, fought on that day, well the claymore could wield.\nAm                   Dm            Am          F       Am     G7\nWhen the night came, silently lay, dead on Culloden`s field.\n \n[Chorus]\nC             Am\/E         Dm7         G7\nSpeed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing,\nC             F       C    G7\n\"Onward!\" the sailors cry.\nC          Am\/E      Dm7        G7\nCarry the lad that`s born to be King\nC        F        C\nover the sea to Skye.\n \n[Verse 4]\nAm                    Dm               Am          F     Am\nBurned are our homes, exile and death, scatter the loyal men.\nAm                   Dm                  Am           F      Am   G7\nYet, o`er the sword, cool in the sheath, Charlie will come again. \n \n[Chorus]\nC             Am\/E         Dm7         G7\nSpeed, bonnie boat , like a bird on the wing,\nC             F       C    G7\n\"Onward!\" the sailors cry.\nC          Am\/E      Dm7        G7\nCarry the lad that`s born to be King\nC        F        C\nover the sea to Skye.","acf_video_url":"","acf_key_signature":"C Major","key_signature_slug":[],"artists":[],"artist_slug":[],"title":"The Skye Boat Song","slug":"the-skye-boat-song","dateCreated":"2024-09-16T17:52:46+00:00","post_type":"song"}