Chords for The Skye boat song. The Corries.

Tempo:
138.5 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Cm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Skye boat song. The Corries. chords
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[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] ooo ooo ooo ooo
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] Speed, [Eb]
bonnie board, [Bb] like a bird on the [Eb] wing
[Ab] Onward the [Eb] sailors cry
[Bb] I [Eb]
carry the [Bb] land that's born to be [Eb] king over [Ab] the sea [Eb] to [Bb] sky.
[Eb]
Load the wind [Bb] hoes, load the [Ab] waitrore, thunderclap, trend the air.
[Eb]
Bafoon the [Bb] foes, stand on the shore, [Ab]
follow they will not [Bb] dare.
[Eb]
Speed, body boat, [Bb] like a bird on the wing, [Eb]
[Abm] onward the [Eb] sailors cry.
[Bb] [Eb]
I carry the land [Bb] that's born to be [Eb] king over the sea to [Bb] sky.
[Eb]
Many's the [Bb] land fought on that day, [Ab]
well the claymore did wield.
[Eb]
When the night came, [Bb]
silently lay [Ab]
dead on Culloden
[Bb] Field.
[Eb]
Speed, body boat, like [Bb] a bird on the wing, [Eb]
onward [Ab] the [Eb] sailors cry.
[Bb] I [Eb]
carry the land [Bb] that's born to be king [Eb]
over [Cm] the [Ab] sea [Eb] to sky.
[Bb] [Eb]
Though the waves [Bb] leap, soft will he sleep, [Ab]
ocean's a royal bed.
[Eb]
Rocked in the deep, [Bb]
flora will [Ab] keep, watch by your weary [Bb] head.
[Eb]
Speed, body boat, [Bb] like a bird on the [Eb] wing, onward [Ab] the [Eb] sailors cry.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] I carry the land that's born to be [Eb] king [Ab] over the sea [Eb] to sky.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
I carry the land [Cm]
that's [Ab] born to be king over [Eb] the sea to sky.
100%  ➙  139BPM
Eb
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Bb
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Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Abm
123111114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] ooo ooo ooo _ _ ooo
[Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ Speed, [Eb] _
_ bonnie board, [Bb] like a bird on the _ [Eb] wing
_ [Ab] Onward the [Eb] sailors cry
[Bb] I _ [Eb] _
_ carry the [Bb] land that's born to be [Eb] king _ over [Ab] the sea [Eb] to _ [Bb] sky.
_ _ [Eb]
Load the wind _ [Bb] hoes, load the _ [Ab] waitrore, _ thunderclap, trend the _ _ _ air.
[Eb] _
Bafoon the _ [Bb] foes, stand on the shore, [Ab]
follow they will not _ _ [Bb] dare.
_ [Eb] _
Speed, body boat, [Bb] like a bird on the wing, [Eb] _
_ [Abm] onward the _ [Eb] sailors cry.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ I carry the land [Bb] that's born to be [Eb] king _ over the sea to _ [Bb] sky.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ Many's the _ [Bb] land fought on that day, [Ab]
well the _ claymore did wield.
_ _ _ _ [Eb]
When the night came, _ [Bb] _
_ silently lay _ [Ab]
dead on Culloden _
_ [Bb] _ Field.
_ [Eb]
Speed, body boat, like [Bb] a bird on the wing, [Eb] _
onward [Ab] the [Eb] sailors _ cry.
[Bb] _ I [Eb] _
carry the land [Bb] that's born to be king [Eb] _
over [Cm] the [Ab] sea [Eb] to sky.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb]
Though the waves _ [Bb] leap, soft will he sleep, [Ab] _
_ ocean's a _ royal _ _ _ bed.
[Eb] _
Rocked in the deep, [Bb] _
flora will _ [Ab] keep, watch by your _ weary _ _ [Bb] head.
_ [Eb] _
_ Speed, body boat, [Bb] like a bird on the [Eb] wing, _ onward [Ab] the [Eb] sailors cry.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I carry the land that's born to be [Eb] king _ [Ab] over the sea [Eb] to sky.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I carry the land _ [Cm]
that's [Ab] born to be king over _ [Eb] the sea _ to sky. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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