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
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Runrig - Song Of The Earth
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: C
It was winter on the Mersey
Am
Snow was falling on New York
C
The boats were coming in from Ireland
Am
A nation drinking round the docks
Dm Am
What do you do when the rain is falling
Dm Am C
What do you do when the rain is falling down
Young men were heading back to Europe
Am
Rocking the Reeperbahn at night
C
We watched the airwaves over Eval
Am
Angels were dancing in the light
Dm Am
What do you do when the sun is sinking
Dm Am C
What do you do when the sun is sinking low
The chains, slaves, praise and gospel
Am
Burn like the sun in tortured mouths
C
A hurricane blew out of Memphis
Am
Revolution in the south
Dm Am
What do you do when the sun is beating
Dm Am C
What do you do when the sun is beating down
Spirits drink the milk of nations
Am
Singing freedom and release
C
Cries of mercy rise like rockets
Am
Through the paths of the redeemed, oh ooh oh
Dm Am
What do you do when the guns are turning
Dm Am C
What do you do when the guns are turning 'round
Dm Am
What do you do when the guns are turning
Dm Am C
What do you do when the guns are turning 'round
CHORUS:
What do you do
Sing a song of the earth
F
Song the earth
C
Song the earth
A singer in my bloodstream
Am
Stayed mainline all my life
C
His voice filled my Atlantic
Am
A Celtic fire, a soul of white
Dm Am
What do you do when your homes are burning
Dm Am C
What do you do when your homes are burning down
He wore the beauty of his people
Am
Came to tell it to the world
C
Human tears, human oceans
Am
The greatest song I've ever heard
Dm Am
What do you do when your hope is raging
Dm Am C
What do you do when your hope is raging strong
It was winter on the Mersey
Am
Through the museum on the docks
C
Through all my years, through my failures
Am
To where the white piano stood
Dm Am
What do you do when the rain is falling
Dm Am C
What do you do when the rain is falling down
Saw all the singers of the Gaidhealtachd
Am
And all the world could understand
C
I heard, maybe I'm a dreamer
Am
I'm not the only one
Dm Am
What do you do when the song you're singing
Dm Am C
What do you do when the song you're singing's gone
Dm Am
What do you do when the song you're singing
Dm Am C
What do you do when the song you're singing's gone
CHORUS: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
F
Song the earth
C
Song the earth
F
Song the earth
C
Song the earth
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: C
It was winter on the Mersey
Am
Snow was falling on New York
C
The boats were coming in from Ireland
Am
A nation drinking round the docks
Dm Am
What do you do when the rain is falling
Dm Am C
What do you do when the rain is falling down
Young men were heading back to Europe
Am
Rocking the Reeperbahn at night
C
We watched the airwaves over Eval
Am
Angels were dancing in the light
Dm Am
What do you do when the sun is sinking
Dm Am C
What do you do when the sun is sinking low
The chains, slaves, praise and gospel
Am
Burn like the sun in tortured mouths
C
A hurricane blew out of Memphis
Am
Revolution in the south
Dm Am
What do you do when the sun is beating
Dm Am C
What do you do when the sun is beating down
Spirits drink the milk of nations
Am
Singing freedom and release
C
Cries of mercy rise like rockets
Am
Through the paths of the redeemed, oh ooh oh
Dm Am
What do you do when the guns are turning
Dm Am C
What do you do when the guns are turning 'round
Dm Am
What do you do when the guns are turning
Dm Am C
What do you do when the guns are turning 'round
CHORUS:
What do you do
Sing a song of the earth
F
Song the earth
C
Song the earth
A singer in my bloodstream
Am
Stayed mainline all my life
C
His voice filled my Atlantic
Am
A Celtic fire, a soul of white
Dm Am
What do you do when your homes are burning
Dm Am C
What do you do when your homes are burning down
He wore the beauty of his people
Am
Came to tell it to the world
C
Human tears, human oceans
Am
The greatest song I've ever heard
Dm Am
What do you do when your hope is raging
Dm Am C
What do you do when your hope is raging strong
It was winter on the Mersey
Am
Through the museum on the docks
C
Through all my years, through my failures
Am
To where the white piano stood
Dm Am
What do you do when the rain is falling
Dm Am C
What do you do when the rain is falling down
Saw all the singers of the Gaidhealtachd
Am
And all the world could understand
C
I heard, maybe I'm a dreamer
Am
I'm not the only one
Dm Am
What do you do when the song you're singing
Dm Am C
What do you do when the song you're singing's gone
Dm Am
What do you do when the song you're singing
Dm Am C
What do you do when the song you're singing's gone
CHORUS: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
F
Song the earth
C
Song the earth
F
Song the earth
C
Song the earth
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