Biography:
Runrig were a Scottish folk rock band founded by brothers Calum and Rory Macdonald in 1973 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The band was popular across the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and was 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 "Run Rig Dance Band", its members comprising Calum Macdonald and Rory Macdonald, and their friend, accordionist Blair Douglas.
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Other songs:
- Every River
- Hearts Of Olden Glory
- Pride Of Summer
- Protect And Survive
- The Ocean Road
- Year Of The Flood
- 18Th July
- A Dhinnse Na Firinn
- Abhainn An T
- Air A Chuan
- Air An Traigh
- Alba
- All The Miles
- All Things Must Change
- Always The Winner
- Amazing Things
- An Cuibhle Mor
- An Ros
- An T
- An Ubhal As Airde
- And The Accordions Played
- And Well Sing
- Ard
- Big Sky
- Big Songs Of Hope And Cheer
- Book Of Golden Stories
- Canada
- Cearcal A Chuain
- Cho Buidhe Sa Bha I Riabh
- City Of Lights
- Clash Of The Ash
- Cnoc Na Feille
- Da Mile Bliadhna
- Dance Called America
- Dream Fields
- Dust
- Edge Of The World
- Eirinn
- Empty Glens
- Every Beating Heart
- Fichead Bliadhna
- Flower Of The West
- Foghar Nan Eilean 78
- Forever Eyes Of Blue
- Gabriels Sword
- Going Home
- Harvest Moon
- Headlights
- Healer In Your Heart
- Hearthammer
- Ill Keep Coming Home
- In Scandinavia
- In Search Of Angels
- Life Is
- Lighthouse
- Loch Lomond
- Mairi
- May Morning
- Maymorning
- Meadhan Oidhche Air An Acarseid
- Morning Tide
- Move A Mountain
- News From Heaven
- Nightfall On Marsco S Tu Mo Leannan
- O Cho Meallt
- Onar
- One Thing
- Only The Brave
- Oran
- Our Earth Was Once Green
- Pog Aon Oidhche Earraich
- Precious Years
- Pride Of The Summer
- Proterra
- Ravenscraig
- Recovery
- Rise And Fall
- Road And The River
- Rocket To The Moon
- Running To The Light
- Saints Of The Soil
- Satellite Flood
- Siol Ghoraidh
- Skye
- Smalltown
- Somewhere
- Song Of The Earth
- Sraidean Na Roinn
- Stamping Ground
- Stepping Down The Glory Road
- Tear Down These Walls
- Thairis Air A Ghleann
- That Final Mile
- That Other Landscape
- The Apple Came Down
- The Cutter
- The Dancing Floor
- The Everlasting Gun
- The Greatest Flame
- The Message
- The Mighty Atlantic
- The Old Boys
- The Only Rose
- The Place Where The Rivers Run
- The Ship
- The Story
- The Wedding
- The Wire
- The Years We Shared
- Things That Are
- This Beautiful Pain
- This Darkest Winter
- This Day
- This Is Not A Love Song
- This Time Of Year
- Tir A Mhurain
- Tir An Airm
- Travellers
- Wall Of China One Man
- Wonderful
- Worker For The Wind
- World Appeal
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Runrig - Ravenscraig C MacDonald/R MacDonald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMBEIoIIQnU
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
A E F#m A
Word came like a hammer,Night fell down like a shroud
A E F#m
It's caught me drinking trying to turn back the clock
D A
Through this industrial ghost town
A E F#m A D Bm
I've known graft and I've voted well,Trying to keep the Lowlands red
A Bm D A
But all I gets control in foreign hands,Other colours instead
[Chorus]
F#m A
All I want is a roof over my head
A Bm
All I want is a steady job
A F#m
All I want to do is say I love you
D A
With every penny I've got
F#m A
And all I think about are Debbie and Jane
A Bm D
Give them some kind of chance in life
A F#m
But the long road running out the strip mill gate
D E A
Has got me walking that line
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We never stretched our dance hall dreams,We got it just about right
A E F#m
There's little escape from a working town and from a working life
D A
I placed my future in the palm of your hand
A E F#m A D Bm
One autumn Friday at the Church of All Saints,There's no investment here in life or in love
D E A
And now it's getting too late
[Chorus]
F#m A
All I want is a roof over my head
A Bm
All I want is a steady job
A F#m
All I want to do is say I love you
D A
With every penny I've got
F#m A
And all I think about are Debbie and Jane
A Bm D
Give them some kind of chance in life
A F#m
But the long road running out the strip mill gate
D E A
Has got me walking that line
[Outro]
D E A
Has got me walking that line
D E A
Has got me walking that line
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[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
A E F#m A
Word came like a hammer,Night fell down like a shroud
A E F#m
It's caught me drinking trying to turn back the clock
D A
Through this industrial ghost town
A E F#m A D Bm
I've known graft and I've voted well,Trying to keep the Lowlands red
A Bm D A
But all I gets control in foreign hands,Other colours instead
[Chorus]
F#m A
All I want is a roof over my head
A Bm
All I want is a steady job
A F#m
All I want to do is say I love you
D A
With every penny I've got
F#m A
And all I think about are Debbie and Jane
A Bm D
Give them some kind of chance in life
A F#m
But the long road running out the strip mill gate
D E A
Has got me walking that line
[Instrumental]
A E D D A E D D
[Instrumental Riff]
e/ 5 7 9 9 10 9 7 7 9 7 5 0 5 7 9 9 10 9 7 7 9 7 5 0
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[Verse 2]
A E F#m A
We never stretched our dance hall dreams,We got it just about right
A E F#m
There's little escape from a working town and from a working life
D A
I placed my future in the palm of your hand
A E F#m A D Bm
One autumn Friday at the Church of All Saints,There's no investment here in life or in love
D E A
And now it's getting too late
[Chorus]
F#m A
All I want is a roof over my head
A Bm
All I want is a steady job
A F#m
All I want to do is say I love you
D A
With every penny I've got
F#m A
And all I think about are Debbie and Jane
A Bm D
Give them some kind of chance in life
A F#m
But the long road running out the strip mill gate
D E A
Has got me walking that line
[Outro]
D E A
Has got me walking that line
D E A
Has got me walking that line
A E D D A E D D
A E D D A E D D
A E D D
[Outro Lead Riff with E-Bow]
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