Runrig is a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The band is now popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and is notable for combining original songs in Gaelic with a rock sound, thus reflecting the Gaelic culture.  Runrig began in 1973 as a three-piece named the &quot;Run Rig Dance Band&quot;, its members comprising Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald, and their friend, accordionist Blair Douglas<span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown"></span>. The line-up played its first gig at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow.

Runrig ist eine schottische Folk-Rock-Band, gegründet 1973 von den Brüdern Rory (Bass, Gesang, Akustikgitarre) und Calum MacDonald (Perkussion, Gesang) und Blair Douglas (Akkordeon), wenig später verstärkt durch den Sänger Donnie Munro (Gesang, akustische Gitarre). Einige Mitglieder der Gruppe gingen, neue kamen dazu. Zur &quot;klassischen&quot; Besetzung gehörten Iain Bayne (Schlagzeug), Malcolm Jones (Gitarren, Flöten, Young Midi-Pipes, Dudelsack, Akkordeon, Gesang), Peter Wishart (Keyboards).  

Runrig son un grupo de musica folclorica escocesa fundada por lo hermanos Rory y Calcum McDonald en 1973 en las rurales islas del oeste de Escocia. Combinan de una manera original la musica en gaelico (lengua minoritaria en Escocia y otro paises celtas) con el sonido rock, reflejando la cultura gaelica. Runrig es un icono el folk-rock en Escocia siendo, probablemente,  el grupo de este tipo de música mas popular de todo el Reino Unido.

G                                   D
There's thunder clouds round the home town bay
        C                 G
As i walk out in the rain
G                               D                 C               D
Through the seepier showers and the fort of flood days
G                                       D
I caught a fleeting glimpse of light 
C                                      G
Though the waters black as night
G                  D                     C      D
Colours of Scotland leave you young inside

Chorus
Em                     C
There must be a place
G             D
Under the sun
Em                      C     G            D
Where hearts of olden glory grow young

Verse2
G                                D
Theres a vision coming soon
                   C                            G
Through the faith that cleans your wounds
G                     D         C       D
Hearts of olden glory, will be re-unied

G                                                      D
And down the glens where the headland stands
               C                     G
I feel a healing through this land
G                    D                   C                      D
A cross for our people, like the wind through your hands

Chorus

Hearts Of Olden Glory

G		      D
The red hot sun burns up the hill
    em			D
The winter's bride, the summer's king
  em		    C
I tramp these acres and I feel
am	    D
Once upon a time

G			D
And then it seemed that everything
    em			D
You saw and touched and felt was real
    em			   C
You turned the tap and you turned the wheel
am	  D
Breathing free


Now you search the open evening sky
Trace the memory in your eyes
For the prophet's hard rain and the deluge
Lie in tears around your door
Once there were trees and livestock here
A mother's love, the warnings clear
But you chose to turn away from fear
Breathing free

Now there's a faceless cross on a distant hill
A wasted voice, a silent scream
Where the lovers love and the dreamers dream
You stand and dream alone
You took your sacrifice to the gods of war
Traded your children's lives for a mess of gold
And you beat your ploughshares into swords
Breathing free


D	  G
Once in a lifetime
    C
You live and love
	  G
Once in a lifetime
    D
You die

	  G
Once in a moment
    C
The sun goes down

     em  D	  em  D
Prot-ect a-nd sur-vi - ve
     em  D	  em D G
Prot-ect a-nd sur-vi - ve

Protect And Survive

Intro:

G   D   Am   C
G   D   Am   C


      G              D
Every river I try to cross
      Am            C
Every hill I try to climb
      G              D
Every ocean I try to swim
      Am            C
Every road I try to find


    G      Em
You ask me to
C          G
Believe in magic
G            Em
Expect me to commit
C              D
Suicide of the heart
        G         Em
And you ask me to play
     C            G
This game without question
Am          C
Raising the stakes on this
Am      D        D
Shotgun roulette


      G              D
Every river I try to cross
      Am            C
Every hill I try to climb
      G              D
Every ocean I try to swim
      Am            C
Every road I try to find
        G          D
All the ways of my life
    Em             C
I'd rather be with you
           G   D
There's no way
Em      C
Without you


[Break]

G   D   Am   C
G   D   Am   C   C


    G       Em
You came to me
C                G
Like the ways of children
G         Em
Simple as breathing,
C       D
Easy as air
        G             Em
Now the years show no fear,
C                       G
Like the wind they pass over
Am     C
Loved, forgiven,
Am         D    D
Washed and saved


      G              D
Every river I try to cross
      Am            C
Every hill I try to climb
      G              D
Every ocean I try to swim
      Am            C
Every road I try to find
        G          D
All the ways of my life
    Em             C
I'd rather be with you
           G   D
There's no way
Em      C
Without you

Every River

Long Distance: The Best of Runrig

G                 C            G
I still hear the snares in the square
G                     D
Colours ablaze in the evening
G                          Em
The air was still down the stormy hills
C                         D
It's good to be young and daring

G                        C           G
She was the pride of the summer that year
G                         D
She was my sweetheart, my lady
G                           Em
We walked to Black Rock and stopped by the Loch
C                         D
It's good to be young and daring
C
It's good to be young

[Chorus]
G              D
Beat the drum, Beat the drum
Em                C          D
Like a heartbeat, Lonely and Strong
x2

G                    C              G
Across the bay I can still hear the strains
G                     D
The two step loud and blaring
G                              Em
We walked hand and hand to the beat of the band
C                         D
It's good to be young and daring

[Chorus]

G                C             G
I still hear the snares in the square
G                     D
Colours ablaze in the evening
G                        Em
She was the pride of the summer that year
C                         D
It's good to be young and daring

Pride Of Summer

Intro: C
 
         C        F       C
I walked out, one morning fair 
       Am    G    F         C     
By the ocean road to linger there 
                C         Em      F
And the sun was up, I saw see the blue 
           C           G         C
But it was night in my heart for you 
 
 
                C           F        C
And the turning wave filled my empty thoughts 
              F          C        G      C
With a homing power that washed a sea of loss 
         C                 F
I saw my light, I held the flame 
               C         G     C
That we should take this road again 
 
Em              E            F 
  One more, and I can see it all again 
           C
Like I was young 
                    G
Strong in heart and dreams 
E                                  F
  Once more I?m staking all that?s real 
          Am               G
Where the waters washed us clear 
 
 
Am F           C    G
Soaring like a bird 
         Am    F
Where do we go 
         C      G
Where do we go 
Am      F          C    G
On and over all we know 
         Am     F
Where do we go 
            C
Where do we go
 
 
Still the ocean rolled round this smallest sphere 
Through an endless void, to fade and disappear 
Our fickle hearts sat down in time 
For the fleeting beat of a last divide 
 
One more, and I can see it all again 
Like I was young 
Strong in heart and dreams 
Once more I?m staking all that?s real 
Where the waters washed us clear 
 
Soaring like a bird 
Where do we go 
Where do we go 
On and over all we know 
Where do we go 
Where do we go
 
 
Solo: E Am F C Am F C G  2x
        Am F C G  4x
 
 
Am F           C    G
Soaring like a bird 
         Am    F
Where do we go 
         C      G
Where do we go 
Am      F          C    G
On and over all we know 
         Am     F
Where do we go 
            C
Where do we go
 
Outro: Am F C G  4x

The Ocean Road

Em
  Can anyone explain
C                       G
  I shared your truth today
D                 Em
  So far away the rains
C         D
  And the ocean
 
                    Em
  I see your flower growing
C                   G
  I see your rivers flowing
D                  Em
  I see your skies open
C                    D
  In the year of the flood
 
 
        G                D
You may walk and you may run
               Bm                        Em
You leave your footprints all around the sun
                   D                       G
And every time the storm and the soul wars come
                 D
You just keep on walking
               G            D
It?s been this way from the start
          Bm                              Em
Everybody walking round with holes in the heart
          D                       G
Everybody holding up skies in the dark
                  D
As the stars keep falling 
 
 
It?s coming clear as day
Like comets blazing trails
Through the shadows and the veils
All along the valley
 
In every sunrise spent
All our beginnings end
All our doves sent
For the hour of knowing
 
 
You may walk and you may run
You leave your footprints all around the sun
And every time the storm and the soul wars come
You just keep on walking
It?s been this way from the start
Everybody walking round with holes in the heart
Everybody holding up skies in the dark
As the stars keep falling 
 
 
Em      C       Em      D 
  Ohoho   ohoho   ohoho    3x 
 
 
Can anyone explain
I shared your truth today
So far away the rains
And the ocean
 
 
You may walk and you may run
You leave your footprints all around the sun
And every time the storm and the soul wars come
You just keep on walking
It?s been this way from the start
Everybody walking round with holes in the heart
Everybody holding up skies in the dark
As the stars keep falling 
 
Em      C       Em      D  2x
 
Em      C       Em      D 
  Ohoho   ohoho   ohoho    3x

Year Of The Flood

50 Great Songs

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro/Verse
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E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
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School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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