The Skye Boat Song

C D G C F G C Dm G Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing C F G "Onward!" the sailors cry C Dm G Carry the lad that was born to be king C F G C G/B Over the sea to Skye Am Dm Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar Am F Am Thunderclouds in the air Dm Baffled, our foes stand on the shore Am F Am G To follow, they will not dare__ C Dm G Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing C F G "Onward!" the sailors cry C Dm G Carry the lad that was born to be king C F G C G/B Over the sea to Skye Am Dm Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep Am F Am For ocean's a royal bed Dm Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Am F Am G Watch o'er your weary head__ C Dm G Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing C F G "Onward!" the sailors cry C Dm G Carry the lad that was born to be king C F G C G/B Over the sea to Skye Am Dm Burned are our homes, exile and death Am F Am Scatter the loyal men Dm Yet ere the sword sleeps in the sheath Am F Am G Oor Chairlie he'll come again, ohh C Dm G Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing C F G "Onward!" the sailors cry C Dm G Carry the lad that was born to be king C F G Over the sea to Skye