(:redirect quiet=1:) %abc-2.1 stretchlast X:1 T: The Skye Boat Song R: waltz Z:Webmaster C:Trad O:Scotland C19th. M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K: Gmaj "G" D3 E D2|"G" G4 G2|"D" A3 B A2|"D" d6| w:Speed bon-nie boat like~a bird on the wing. w:Car-ry the lad that's born to be king "G" B3 A B2|1 "C" E4 E2|"D" D6|"D" D6:|2 "C" E4 F2|"G" G6|"G" G6|| w:on-ward, the sail-ors cry. - w:O-ver the ****sea to Skye. "Em" B3 G B2|B6|"Am" A3 E A2|A6|"Em" G3 E F2|"C" G4 F2|"Am" E6|"Em" E6| w:Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar. Thun-der-claps rend the air, "Em" B3 G B2|B6|"Am" A3 E A2|A6|"Em" G3 E F2|"C" G4 F2|"Em" E6|"D" D6| w:Baf-fled, our foes stand by the shore, Fol-low they will not dare. "G" D3 E D2|"G" G4 G2|"D" A3 B A2|"D" d6|"G" B3 A B2|"C" E4 E2|"D" D6|"D" D6| w:Speed bon-nie boat like~a bird on the wing. on-ward, the sail-ors cry. - "G" D3 E D2|"G" G4 G2|"D" A3 B A2|"D" d6|"G" B3 A B2|"C" E4 F2|"G" G6|"G" G6|| w:Car-ry the lad that's born to be king O-ver the sea to Skye. % W: W:ch W:Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing. W:Onward, the sailors cry. W:Carry the lad that's born to be king W:Over the sea to Skye. W: W:1 W:Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar. W:Thunderclaps rend the air, W:Baffled, our foes stand by the shore, W:Follow they will not dare. W: W:2 W:Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, W:Ocean's a royal bed. W:Rocked in the deep Flora will keep W:Watch by your weary head. W: W:3 W:Many's the lad fought on that day W:Well the claymore could wield W:When the night came silently lay W:Dead on Culloden's field. W: W:4 W:Burned are our homes, exile and death W:Scatter the loyal men; W:Yet, ere the sword cool in the sheath, W:Charlie will come again. % % % % % % % % % % %]