Chords for Irish Roses: Women of Celtic Song-The Skye Boat Song
Tempo:
87.9 bpm
Chords used:
F
Dm
G
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird away, [F]
let the [Bb] sailors cry.
[Bb] [F]
Carry the [F] [Gm] lad that's born to be [C] king, [F]
o'er [Bb] the sea to [F]
sky.
[Dm]
Though he sleep, [Gm] so shall ye [Dm] sleep, o'er shands [A] of royal bed.
Locked in the [Gm] deep, for a will keep, [Dm]
watch o'er [A] your [Dm] weary head.
[F]
Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird [F] away, let [Bb] the [F] sailors [Bb] cry.
[F]
Carry the lad [Gm] that's born [C] to be king, [F] o'er the [Bb] sea [F] to sky.
Time, [Dm]
[Gm]
exile and death, [Dm]
scatter [A] the [Dm] Lord's yellow sword.
[Gm]
Cool in the ship, [Dm]
Charlie [A] will come [Dm]
again.
[G]
Sweet [Em] Bali boat, like [Am] a bird [D] away, [G]
onward [C] the [G] sailors cry.
[D] [G]
Carry the lad [Am] that's born to [D] be king, [G]
o'er [C] the sea [G] to sky.
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[B] [Em]
We'll
[Am]
silently [Em] lay, breathed, [B]
[G] sweet Bali [Em] boat, [Am]
[D] [G]
the sailors cry.
[D] [G]
Carry the lad [Am]
that's born to [D] be king, [G] [C]
o [G]'er the sea to sky.
[Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird away, [F]
let the [Bb] sailors cry.
[Bb] [F]
Carry the [F] [Gm] lad that's born to be [C] king, [F]
o'er [Bb] the sea to [F]
sky.
[Dm]
Though he sleep, [Gm] so shall ye [Dm] sleep, o'er shands [A] of royal bed.
Locked in the [Gm] deep, for a will keep, [Dm]
watch o'er [A] your [Dm] weary head.
[F]
Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird [F] away, let [Bb] the [F] sailors [Bb] cry.
[F]
Carry the lad [Gm] that's born [C] to be king, [F] o'er the [Bb] sea [F] to sky.
Time, [Dm]
[Gm]
exile and death, [Dm]
scatter [A] the [Dm] Lord's yellow sword.
[Gm]
Cool in the ship, [Dm]
Charlie [A] will come [Dm]
again.
[G]
Sweet [Em] Bali boat, like [Am] a bird [D] away, [G]
onward [C] the [G] sailors cry.
[D] [G]
Carry the lad [Am] that's born to [D] be king, [G]
o'er [C] the sea [G] to sky.
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[B] [Em]
We'll
[Am]
silently [Em] lay, breathed, [B]
[G] sweet Bali [Em] boat, [Am]
[D] [G]
the sailors cry.
[D] [G]
Carry the lad [Am]
that's born to [D] be king, [G] [C]
o [G]'er the sea to sky.
Key:
F
Dm
G
Bb
Gm
F
Dm
G
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird away, _ _ [F] _ _
let the [Bb] _ sailors _ cry.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
Carry the [F] _ [Gm] lad that's born to be [C] _ king, [F]
o'er [Bb] the sea to [F] _
sky.
_ _ _ [Dm]
Though he sleep, _ [Gm] so shall ye _ [Dm] sleep, o'er shands [A] of royal _ bed. _ _ _
Locked in the [Gm] deep, for a will _ keep, [Dm]
watch o'er [A] your _ [Dm] weary _ head.
_ _ [F] _
Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird _ _ _ [F] away, let [Bb] the _ [F] sailors _ [Bb] cry.
_ _ [F] _
_ Carry the lad [Gm] that's born [C] to be king, [F] o'er the [Bb] sea [F] to sky.
Time, _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
exile and death, [Dm] _
scatter [A] the _ [Dm] Lord's _ _ _ _ _
yellow _ _ sword.
[Gm]
Cool in the ship, _ [Dm] _
Charlie [A] will come [Dm] _
again.
_ _ _ [G]
Sweet [Em] Bali boat, like [Am] a bird [D] away, _ _ [G] _
onward [C] the _ [G] sailors cry.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
Carry the lad [Am] that's born to [D] be king, [G] _
o'er [C] the sea [G] to _ sky.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ We'll _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
silently _ [Em] lay, _ breathed, [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] sweet Bali [Em] boat, _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ the _ sailors cry.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _
Carry the lad [Am] _
that's born to [D] be _ king, [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
o [G]'er the sea to sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird away, _ _ [F] _ _
let the [Bb] _ sailors _ cry.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
Carry the [F] _ [Gm] lad that's born to be [C] _ king, [F]
o'er [Bb] the sea to [F] _
sky.
_ _ _ [Dm]
Though he sleep, _ [Gm] so shall ye _ [Dm] sleep, o'er shands [A] of royal _ bed. _ _ _
Locked in the [Gm] deep, for a will _ keep, [Dm]
watch o'er [A] your _ [Dm] weary _ head.
_ _ [F] _
Sweet [Dm] Bali boat, [Gm] like a bird _ _ _ [F] away, let [Bb] the _ [F] sailors _ [Bb] cry.
_ _ [F] _
_ Carry the lad [Gm] that's born [C] to be king, [F] o'er the [Bb] sea [F] to sky.
Time, _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
exile and death, [Dm] _
scatter [A] the _ [Dm] Lord's _ _ _ _ _
yellow _ _ sword.
[Gm]
Cool in the ship, _ [Dm] _
Charlie [A] will come [Dm] _
again.
_ _ _ [G]
Sweet [Em] Bali boat, like [Am] a bird [D] away, _ _ [G] _
onward [C] the _ [G] sailors cry.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
Carry the lad [Am] that's born to [D] be king, [G] _
o'er [C] the sea [G] to _ sky.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ We'll _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
silently _ [Em] lay, _ breathed, [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] sweet Bali [Em] boat, _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ the _ sailors cry.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _
Carry the lad [Am] _
that's born to [D] be _ king, [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
o [G]'er the sea to sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _