Chords for The McCalmans - Skye Boat Song
Tempo:
112.1 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
Sing [Fm] me a song, O [Bb] Allah [Eb] that is gone, [Ab]
say, [Fm] could that [Bb] light be [Eb] I?
[Ab]
Merry [Fm] of soul, [Bb] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, over [Fm] the sea [Bb] to [Eb] sky.
[Ab] Sleep [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, onward [Db] the [Ab] sailors [Eb] cry.
[Ab]
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, over [Db] the sea [Eb] to sky.
[Fm] Loud the winds [Ab] [Bbm] howl, loud the waves roar, [Db]
thunderclaps rend [Bbm] the air.
[Eb] [Fm]
Baffled our [Ab] [Bbm] foes stand by the shore, [Db] follow they will [Bbm] not [Eb] dare.
[Ab] Sleep [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, onward [Db] the
[Ab] sailors [Eb] cry.
[Ab] Carry [Fm] the lad [Bb] that's born [Eb] to be king, [Ab] over [Db] the sea [Eb] to sky.
[Fm] Many's the lad [Bbm] fought on that day, [Db] well the claymore [Bbm] could read.
[Ab] [Fm] When the night came, [Bbm] silent they [Eb] lay, [Db] dead on blood [Bbm] and [Eb] field.
[Ab] Sleep on [Fm] ye boat, like [Bbm] a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, onward [Db] the [Ab] sailors
[Eb] cry.
[Ab]
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, over [Db] the sea to [Eb]
sky.
[Ab] Sing [Fm] me a song, [Bbm] O [Eb] lad that is gone, [Ab]
say, [Fm] could that light [Bbm] be [Eb] I?
[Ab]
Many [Fm] a soul [Bbm] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, [Fm] over the sea [Bbm] to sky.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] Over the sea [Ab] to sky.
[Db] [Ab] [N]
Sing [Fm] me a song, O [Bb] Allah [Eb] that is gone, [Ab]
say, [Fm] could that [Bb] light be [Eb] I?
[Ab]
Merry [Fm] of soul, [Bb] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, over [Fm] the sea [Bb] to [Eb] sky.
[Ab] Sleep [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, onward [Db] the [Ab] sailors [Eb] cry.
[Ab]
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, over [Db] the sea [Eb] to sky.
[Fm] Loud the winds [Ab] [Bbm] howl, loud the waves roar, [Db]
thunderclaps rend [Bbm] the air.
[Eb] [Fm]
Baffled our [Ab] [Bbm] foes stand by the shore, [Db] follow they will [Bbm] not [Eb] dare.
[Ab] Sleep [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, onward [Db] the
[Ab] sailors [Eb] cry.
[Ab] Carry [Fm] the lad [Bb] that's born [Eb] to be king, [Ab] over [Db] the sea [Eb] to sky.
[Fm] Many's the lad [Bbm] fought on that day, [Db] well the claymore [Bbm] could read.
[Ab] [Fm] When the night came, [Bbm] silent they [Eb] lay, [Db] dead on blood [Bbm] and [Eb] field.
[Ab] Sleep on [Fm] ye boat, like [Bbm] a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, onward [Db] the [Ab] sailors
[Eb] cry.
[Ab]
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, over [Db] the sea to [Eb]
sky.
[Ab] Sing [Fm] me a song, [Bbm] O [Eb] lad that is gone, [Ab]
say, [Fm] could that light [Bbm] be [Eb] I?
[Ab]
Many [Fm] a soul [Bbm] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, [Fm] over the sea [Bbm] to sky.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] Over the sea [Ab] to sky.
[Db] [Ab] [N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Db
Ab
Eb
Fm
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Sing [Fm] me a song, O [Bb] Allah [Eb] that is gone, [Ab] _
say, [Fm] could that [Bb] light be _ [Eb] I?
_ [Ab] _
Merry [Fm] of soul, [Bb] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, _ over [Fm] the sea [Bb] to _ [Eb] sky.
_ [Ab] _ Sleep [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, _ onward [Db] the [Ab] sailors _ _ [Eb] cry.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, _ over [Db] the sea [Eb] to _ _ sky.
[Fm] _ Loud the winds _ [Ab] [Bbm] howl, loud the waves roar, [Db] _ _ _
thunderclaps rend [Bbm] the _ _ air.
[Eb] _ [Fm] _
Baffled our _ [Ab] [Bbm] foes stand by the shore, [Db] _ follow they will [Bbm] not _ [Eb] dare. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Sleep _ [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, _ onward [Db] the _
[Ab] sailors _ _ [Eb] cry.
_ [Ab] _ Carry [Fm] the lad [Bb] that's born [Eb] to be king, [Ab] _ over [Db] the sea [Eb] to _ _ sky.
_ [Fm] _ _ Many's the lad [Bbm] fought on that day, [Db] well the _ claymore [Bbm] could read. _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] When the night came, [Bbm] _ silent they [Eb] lay, [Db] dead on _ blood [Bbm] and _ [Eb] field. _
_ _ _ [Ab] Sleep on [Fm] ye boat, like [Bbm] a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, _ onward [Db] the _ [Ab] sailors _
_ [Eb] cry.
[Ab] _ _
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, _ over [Db] the sea to [Eb]
sky.
_ _ _ [Ab] Sing [Fm] me a song, [Bbm] O _ [Eb] lad that is gone, [Ab] _
say, [Fm] could that light [Bbm] be _ [Eb] I?
_ [Ab] _
Many [Fm] a soul [Bbm] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, _ [Fm] over the sea [Bbm] to sky.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] Over the sea [Ab] to sky.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Sing [Fm] me a song, O [Bb] Allah [Eb] that is gone, [Ab] _
say, [Fm] could that [Bb] light be _ [Eb] I?
_ [Ab] _
Merry [Fm] of soul, [Bb] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, _ over [Fm] the sea [Bb] to _ [Eb] sky.
_ [Ab] _ Sleep [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, _ onward [Db] the [Ab] sailors _ _ [Eb] cry.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, _ over [Db] the sea [Eb] to _ _ sky.
[Fm] _ Loud the winds _ [Ab] [Bbm] howl, loud the waves roar, [Db] _ _ _
thunderclaps rend [Bbm] the _ _ air.
[Eb] _ [Fm] _
Baffled our _ [Ab] [Bbm] foes stand by the shore, [Db] _ follow they will [Bbm] not _ [Eb] dare. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Sleep _ [Fm] on ye boat, [Bb] like a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, _ onward [Db] the _
[Ab] sailors _ _ [Eb] cry.
_ [Ab] _ Carry [Fm] the lad [Bb] that's born [Eb] to be king, [Ab] _ over [Db] the sea [Eb] to _ _ sky.
_ [Fm] _ _ Many's the lad [Bbm] fought on that day, [Db] well the _ claymore [Bbm] could read. _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] When the night came, [Bbm] _ silent they [Eb] lay, [Db] dead on _ blood [Bbm] and _ [Eb] field. _
_ _ _ [Ab] Sleep on [Fm] ye boat, like [Bbm] a bird on [Eb] the [Ab] wing, _ onward [Db] the _ [Ab] sailors _
_ [Eb] cry.
[Ab] _ _
[Fm] Carry the lad [Bb] that's born to [Eb] be [Ab] king, _ over [Db] the sea to [Eb]
sky.
_ _ _ [Ab] Sing [Fm] me a song, [Bbm] O _ [Eb] lad that is gone, [Ab] _
say, [Fm] could that light [Bbm] be _ [Eb] I?
_ [Ab] _
Many [Fm] a soul [Bbm] he sailed [Eb] on that [Ab] day, _ [Fm] over the sea [Bbm] to sky.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] Over the sea [Ab] to sky.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _