The Skye Boat Song

C Am Dm G Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing C F C Onward the sailors cry. C Am Dm G Carry the lad that's born to be king C F C Over the sea to Skye. Am Dm Loud the wind howl, loud the waves roar, Am F Am Thunderclaps run the air. Am Dm Baffled our foes stand by the shore, Am F Am G Follow they will not dare. Am Dm Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, Am F Am Ocean's a royal bed. Am Dm Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Am F Am G Watch by your weary head. Am Dm Many's the lad fought on that day, Am F Am Well the claymore could wield, Am Dm When the night came, silently lay Am F Am G Dead on Culloden's field. Am Dm Burned are our homes, exile and death, Am F Am Scatter the loyal men. Am Dm Yet, ere the sword cool in the sheath Am F Am G Charlie will come again.