Stamping Ground

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 : 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 G we come 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