Sule Skerry

	  		



Intro: G 

verse 1: 
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An earthly nooris sits and spins 
            F               G 
And aye she sings ba lilley wain 
         C          G    F         G 
Sayin', "Little ken I my bairn's father 
    F        C            G     
Far less the land that he bides in" 


verse 2: 
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And he was there at her bedfoot 
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And a grumlie guest, I'm sure, 'twas he 
         C       G      F         G 
Sayin', "Here am I, thy bairn's father 
  F        C      F   G  
Although I be not comely" 


verse 3: 
        F            G 
"I am a man upon the land 
           F             G 
And I am a Silkie in the sea 
    C        G       F        G 
But when I'm far and far frae land 
   F       C     G        F  Am7  F  G 
My home it is in Sule Skerry____" 


verse 4: 
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Then he's taen oot a purse o' gold 
           F                  G 
And he has thrown it upon her knee 
         C      G     F         G 
Sayin', "Gi tae me my bonny wee son 
    F         C      G      F  Am7  F  G 
And tak' thee up thy nooris fee___" 


VERSE 5: 
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"For it'll come to pass on a summer's day 
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When the sun shines bright on every stane 
          C        G       F         G 
That I'll come and tak' my bonny wee son 
    F         C      F        G   
And teach him how to swim the fame" 


VERSE 6: 
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"And you shall marry a gunner good 
            F                      G 
And a proud gunner, I'm sure he'll be 
        C          G         F       G 
But the very first shot that e'er he fires 
      F         C          F       G  
He'll kill both your young son and me" 


VERSE 7: 
        F            G 
"I am a man upon the land 
           F             G 
And I am a Silkie in the sea 
    C        G       F        G 
But when I'm far and far frae land 
   F       C     F        G    
My home it is in Sule Skerry____"