| Song Name: | Skye Boat Song | By: | Traditional |
| Posted By: | Dave_in_desert | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | Any | Genre: | General |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2011-06-11 21:06:36 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | 4 -4 4 -5 5 -5 6 -6 6 7
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing -6 6 -6 -4 -4 4 Onward the sailors cry. 4 -4 4 -5 5 6 -6 6 7 Carry the lad that's born to be king -6 6 -6 -4 5 -5 Over the sea to Skye -6 -5 -6 -6 Loud the wind howls 6 5 -5 6 loud the waves roar -5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 Thunderclaps rend the air -6 -5 -6 -6 Baffled our foes 6 5 -5 6 stand by the shore -5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 Follow they will not dare 4 -4 4 -5 5 -5 6 -6 6 7 Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing -6 6 -6 -4 -4 4 Onward the sailors cry. 4 -4 4 -5 5 6 -6 6 7 Carry the lad that's born to be king -6 6 -6 -4 5 -5 Over the sea to Skye -6 -5 -6 -6 6 5 -5 6 Many's the lad fought on that day -5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 Well the claymore did wield -6 -5 -6 -6 When the night came 6 5 -5 6 silently lain -5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 Dead on Colloden field 4 -4 4 -5 5 -5 6 -6 6 7 Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing -6 6 -6 -4 -4 4 Onward the sailors cry. 4 -4 4 -5 5 6 -6 6 7 Carry the lad that's born to be king -6 6 -6 -4 5 -5 Over the sea to Skye -6 -5 -6 -6 Though the waves heave 6 5 -5 6 soft will ye sleep -5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 Ocean's a royal bed -6 -5 -6 -6 Rocked in the deep 6 5 -5 6 Flora will keep -5 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 Watch by your weary head 4 -4 4 -5 5 -5 6 -6 6 7 Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing -6 6 -6 -4 -4 4 Onward the sailors cry. 4 -4 4 -5 5 6 -6 6 7 Carry the lad that's born to be king -6 6 -6 -4 5 -5 Over the sea to Skye |
