The Skye Boat Song
Bear McCreary
OtherAdvanced for beginners9 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
F#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
Bm
Em
G
A
F#Diagram coming soon
BbdimDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
D D Merry of soul, she sailed on a day D D F#m/B Over the sea to Skye Bm Em Mull was astern, Rùm on the port Bm G F#m Bm Eigg on the starboard bow Bm F#m Glory of youth glowed in her soul G Bm A Where is that glory now? D Bm/F# G A Sing me a song of a lass that is gone D Bm A4 A Say could that lass be I? D Bm/F# G A Merry of soul, she sailed on a day Bm A4 A Over the sea to Skye Bm Em Give me again all that was there Bm G F#m Give me the sun that shone Bm F#m Give me the eyes, give me the soul G Em Bm A Give me the lass that's gone D Bm/F# G A Sing me a song of a lass that is gone D Bm A4 A Say could that lass be I? D Bm/F# G A Merry of soul, she sailed on a day D Bm A4 Bbdim Over the sea to Skye ( Bm Em Bm G A ) ( D Em Bm G A ) ( D Bm/F# G A ) ( D Bm A4 A ) ( D Bm/F# G A ) ( Bm A4 A ) Bm Em Billow and breeze, islands and seas Bm G A mountains of rain and sun Bm Em All that was good, all that was fair Bm G A All that was me is gone D Bm/F# G A Sing me a song of a lass that is gone D Bm A4 A Say could that lass be I? D Bm/F# G A Merry of soul, she sailed on a day Bm G D Over the sea to Skye
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Chord set
D · F#m · B · Bm · Em · G · A · F# · Bbdim
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.