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The Skye Boat Song

Misc Traditional
Tab
4.6(49)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Chorus

6/8 C Am G C F C

G7

e|--------------------------|-----0------3---|-0---------0-------------|-----|
B|--------------1-----1---1-|-3------3-------|------3------------------|-----|
G|-0----2---0---------------|----------------|---------------2------2--|-0---|
D|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----|
A|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----|
E|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----|

Speed bon-nie boat, like a bird on the wing. On - ward the sail - ors cry!_

C Am G C F C

e|--------------------------|-----0------3---|-0---------0-------------|-----|
B|--------------1-----1---1-|-3------3-------|------3------------------|-----|
G|-0----2---0---------------|----------------|---------------2------2--|-0---|
D|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----|
A|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----|
E|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----|

Car-ry the lad that is born to be king. O - ver the sea to Skye!

Verse

Am Dm Am

e|-0--------0-----0--|---------------------|-------------------------|-------|
B|------1------------|--3--------3-----3---|-1----------1-----1---1--|-------|
G|-------------------|-------2-------------|--------2----------------|-2-----|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------|

1 Loud the winds howl, Loud the waves roar, thun - der claps rend the air,_

2 Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, Ocean's a royal bed;

3 Many's the lad fought on that day, Well the claymore could wield

4 Burned are our homes, exile and death Scat - ter the loyal men;

Am Dm Am G7

e|-0--------0-----0--|---------------------|-------------------------|------|
B|------1------------|--3--------3-----3---|-1----------1-----1---1--|------|
G|-------------------|-------2-------------|--------2----------------|-2--0-|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------|

1 Baf - fled our foes stand on the shore, Fol - low they will not dare,_

2 Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Watch by your wea - ry head.

3 When the night came, silently lay Dead on Cull o den's field

4 Yet, e'er the sword cool in the sheath, Char - lie will come a - gain

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