X: 1 T: Fear a' Bhàta (B minor) T: The Boatman C: traditional O: Hebrides R: 3/4 Song Air Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber S: learned from singer/songwriter/guitar player Gerd Offenloch in December 2013 N: Story: A woman pines and waits for her husband to return from the sea. D: 1966: Val Murphy: A Time to Sing D: 1983: Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir & Ed Trickett: All Shall Be Well Again D: 1988: Capercaillie: The Blood is Strong D: 1991: Joe & Antoinette McKenna and Friends: Magenta Music D: 1991: Garamharc: Crónán D: 1992: Capercaillie: Get Out D: 1994: Craig McCallumn Scottish Dance Band: Escale en Ecosse - A Journey to Scotland D: 1994: Wild Flowers: Total Vocal D: 1995: Capercaillie: The Blood is Strong - Reissue D: 1995: Mairi MacInnes: This Feeling Inside D: 1996: Moira Kerr: Bravest Heart D: 1997: Cherish the Ladies: Live! D: 1997: Rita Rankin: Lantern Burn D: 1998: Smithfield Fair: Highland Call D: 1999: Niamh Parsons: Blackbirds and Thrushes D: 1999: Jennifer Licko: Cave of Gold D: 2000: Karan Casey & Robbie Overson: Irish Folk Festival - Lighthouse of Tradition D: 2000: Jo Morrison: A Waulking Tour of Scotland D: 2001: Rua: Rua D: 2001: Fiona & Neil Gunn: 20 Years of the Auld Meal Mill Vol. 3 D: 2001: Patricia Murray: Primrose D: 2002: Cran: Music from the Edge of the World D: 2002: Paddy Glackin & Micheál Ó Domhnaill: Athchuairt - Reprise D: 2003: Pamela Bruner: A Wild Rose D: 2005: Talitha MacKenzie: A Celtic Tapestry, Vol. 2 (Compilation) D: 2006: Annie Patterson: Meet Me by the Moonlight D: 2007: Pat Surface & Eli Bissonett: Bare Naked Celtic (Compilation) D: 2007: Adas: Gezeiten D: 2007: Katie Targett-Adams & David Clifton: Hush Hush ... D: 2008: Shannon Quinn: The Irwin Lake Sessions D: 2009: Na h-Òganaich: Gun Stad D: 2010: Alison Helzer: Carolan's Welcome D: 2010: Mary Catherine MacNeil: Skipinnish Ceilidh House D: 2011: Alastair McDonald: I Dearly Like the West D: 2011: Abby Green: Fig for a Kiss D: 2011: Bob Lillie and the Kelvin Band: Sounds of the Kelvin D: 2012: Grace O'Malley Quartet: The Sheep's Dream D: 2013: Katie Targett-Adams: Oh My Boatman D: 2014: North Sea Gas: The Fire and the Passion of Scotland D: 2015: Ranagri: Tradition D: 2016: Runa: Live D: 2017: Christy-Lyn: Soirée D: 2017: Patrick Doyle: Whisky Galore! D: 2017: Barry Douglas & Eimear McGeown: Celtic Airs D: 2017: Anima Keltia & Lucia De Carlo: Celtic Land D: 2017: The Corbies: Fire Raisers D: 2017: Shannon Lambert-Ryan, Liz Madden, Cormac De Barra & Fionana de Barra: Meeting at the Crossroads (Compilation) D: 2017: Liesel Wilson: The Path D: 2018: Eimear McGeown: Inis D: 2018: Susan Talbot Reid: Bridges to Home D: 2018: Peacock Angell: Little Bird D: 2019: Lily Bentley: Norwood Gothic D: Antoinette McKenna: Magic Irish Romances (Compilation) D: Waltons: Slow Airs N: Chords: | D | D | D | A | A | F#m | Bm | Bm | N: | A | F#m | F#m | F#m | G | G | A | D | N: | A | Bm | Bm | A | F#m | Bm | Bm |] M: 3/4 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=150 K: B minor % 2sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: z2 B2 c2 | d6 | d4 a2 | f3 e d2 | c6 | e6 | f4 f2 | B6 | B4 d2 | N: c4 B2 | A6 | F6 | F4 A2 | B6 | B6 | A4 B2 | d6 | N: e4 f2 | b4 a2 | f6 | e4 d2 | c3 B A2 | B6 | B6 :| N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= z2 B2 c2 | "D" d6 | "D" d4 a2 | "D" f3 e d2 | "A" c6 | "A" e6 | "F#m" f4 f2 | "Bm" B6 | "Bm" B4 d2 | "A" c4 B2 | "F#m" A6 | "F#m" F6 | "F#m" F4 A2 | "G" B6 | "G" B6 | "A" A4 B2 | "D" d6 | "A" e4 f2 | "Bm" b4 a2 | "Bm" f6 | "A" e4 d2 | "F#m" c3 B A2 | "Bm" B6 | "Bm" B6 :| N: W: Chorus: W: Fear a bhata sna hóro éale W: Fear a bhata sna hóro éale W: Fear a bhata sna hóro éale W: Fare thee well love where art thou be. W: W: 1. How often haunting the highest hilltop W: I scan the ocean, your boat to see W: Will it come tonight, love, will it come tomorrow W: Will it ever come, love, to comfort me? W: Chorus W: W: 2. They call me fickle, they call me false one. W: And see to change thee, but all in vain. W: Thou art my dream yet, throughout the dark night. W: And every morn yet I watch the Main. W: Chorus W: W: 3. There’s not a hamlet, too well I know it, W: Where you go sailing and stay a while. W: It’s all the old folk you win with talking. W: Charm its maidens with song and smile. W: Chorus W: W: 4. Dost thou remember the promise made me? W: The tartan plaid, the silken gown, W: The ring of gold with your hair and locket, W: The ring and gown, love, I’ll never own? W: Chorus