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Stamping Ground

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An excellent song by Runrig that's relatively easy to play even for beginners as there 
are only 4 chords used (C, G, D, Em)
(Translation:
Gaidhlig: 'Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o'
English: 'There's a new grass growing on the top of the soil'
(Just singing in the verses. After the first two choruses, instruments stop playing and 
there is only singing, apart from the 3 drum beats used on 'Tha feur ur air bar an 
tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o' line.
Verse 1:
GApril comes to the new grass oCn the hills of golGd
GTha feur ur air bCar an tallamh, bGar an tallamh, horCribh o
Where wiGnter falls in the loCng cold north
Black Gwaters wait in the ICce and snGow
GTha feur ur air bCar an tallamh, bGar an tallamh, hCorribh o
Black Gwaters wait in the ICce and sun
Through the glCens where your great rivers runG  
Chorus:
Back on the Cstamping GgroundD  C  
to where it aEmll begCanG  D  
Back on the Cstamping GgroundD  C  
We cGome again
Same notes for verses 2 & 3: (G, C)
Same chords for chorus: (C, G, D, C, Em, 
C, G, D, C, G, D, C, G)
Verse 2:
So we tend and we nurtur all the seeds we've sown
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
Through all the frosts and rains the west winds blow
till the fields turn ripe and a harvest stored
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
Through all the frosts and rains the west winds blow
We will wait here till the winter's end
Chorus:
Back on the stamping ground
to where it all began
Back on the stamping ground
We come again
Verse 3:
So it's blood on blood, our bond, our word
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
For the strength and weakness of our days
is to take you there on a journey shared
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
So take this ring, make it sparkle and glow
it's much greater than we may ever know
Chorus:
Back on the stamping ground
to where it all began
Back on the stamping ground
We come again

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Stamping Ground

by Runrig

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Chords in this song · guitar

An excellent song by Runrig that's relatively easy to play even for beginners as there

C G D Em

are only 4 chords used (, , , )

(Translation:

Gaidhlig: 'Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o'

English: 'There's a new grass growing on the top of the soil'

(Just singing in the verses. After the first two choruses, instruments stop playing and

there is only singing, apart from the 3 drum beats used on 'Tha feur ur air bar an

tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o' line.

Verse 1:

G C G

April comes to the new grass on the hills of gold

G C G C

Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o

G C

Where winter falls in the long cold north

G C G

Black waters wait in the Ice and snow

G C G C

Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o

G C

Black waters wait in the Ice and sun

C G

Through the glens where your great rivers run

Chorus:

C G D C

Back on the stamping ground

Em C G D

to where it all began

C G D C

Back on the stamping ground

We come again

G C

Same notes for verses 2 & 3: (, )

C G D C Em

Same chords for chorus: (, , , , ,

C G D C G D C G

, , , , , , , )

Verse 2:

So we tend and we nurtur all the seeds we've sown

Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o

Through all the frosts and rains the west winds blow

till the fields turn ripe and a harvest stored

Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o

Through all the frosts and rains the west winds blow

We will wait here till the winter's end

Chorus:

Back on the stamping ground

to where it all began

Back on the stamping ground

We come again

Verse 3:

So it's blood on blood, our bond, our word

Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o

For the strength and weakness of our days

is to take you there on a journey shared

Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o

So take this ring, make it sparkle and glow

it's much greater than we may ever know

Chorus:

Back on the stamping ground

to where it all began

Back on the stamping ground

We come again

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