Intro
N.C. 
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing 
N.C. 
Onward the sailors cry 
N.C. 
Carry the lad that's born to be king 
N.C. 
Over the sea to Skye 
 
Interlude
F 
 
Verse 1
Dm 
Loud the wind howls 
Gm 
Loud the waves roar 
Bb                    Dm   C 
Thunderclaps rend the air 
Gm 
Baffled our foes 
Dm 
Stand by the shore 
Bb                   C 
Follow they will not dare 
 
Chorus
F                        C 
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing 
Dm         Bb      F   C 
Onward the sailors cry 
F                    C 
Carry the lad that's born to be king 
Dm       Bb     C 
Over the sea to Skye 
 
Verse 2
Dm             Gm 
Many's the lad fought on that day 
Bb                    Dm     C 
Well the claymore did wield 
Gm 
When the night came 
Dm 
Silently lain 
Bb               C 
Dead on Culloden field 
 
Chorus
F                        C 
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing 
Dm         Bb      F   C 
Onward the sailors cry 
F                    C 
Carry the lad that's born to be king 
Dm       Bb     C 
Over the sea to Skye 
 
Instrumental
F       C 
Dm  Bb  F  C 
F       C 
Dm  Bb  C 
 
Verse 3
Dm 
Though the waves heave 
Gm 
Soft will ye sleep 
Bb              Dm   C 
Ocean's a royal bed 
Gm 
Rocked in the deep 
Dm 
Flora will keep 
Bb                  C 
Watch by your weary head 
 
Outro
F                        C 
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing 
Dm         Bb      F   C 
Onward the sailors cry 
Dm                   Bb 
Carry the lad that's born to be king 
Gm       C      F 
Over the sea to Skye