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Runrig - Siol Ghoraidh (The Geneology of Goraidh)

This song sounds better with percussion but you can make it work on an acoustic.
I'm trying to tab out more runrig songs so if you have any suggestions, let me know.

I've included a translation at the bottom for those interested.

Standard Tuning.

Intro: Am, G, Em, Am

Am (x02210@1)Clann mo theaghlaich
GClann (320003@1)mo theaghlaich
Em (022000@1)                 AmClann (x02210@1)mo theaghlaich fhein

C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)  DOchd (xx0232@1)deug seisreach
C (x32010@1)           Em (022000@1)    DAir (xx0232@1)raontainn Aird a' Mhorain
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)   DNa (xx0232@1)fir a' treabhadh 
   Am (x02210@1)             DAn (xx0232@1)la a thainig na Sleithich

AmSiol (x02210@1)Ghoraidh
      AmMac (x02210@1)Ruairidh
      AmClann (x02210@1)Raghnaill
      AmClann (x02210@1)Dhomhaill

G (320003@1)     AmLinn (x02210@1)gu linn
     G (320003@1)    AmBho (x02210@1)ainm gu ainm
        G (320003@1)           AmAir (x02210@1)an sgiath seo dh 'Uibhist
      G (320003@1)      Am'S (x02210@1)mi beo an drasd

AmClann (x02210@1)mo theaghlaich
 GClann (320003@1)mo theaghlaich
 Em (022000@1)                 AmClann (x02210@1)mo theaghlaich fhein

C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)DDubh (xx0232@1)dath na fala
C (x32010@1)          Em (022000@1)     DA (xx0232@1)dhoirt 'na tuil gu talamh
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)  DSaighead (xx0232@1)claidheamh
    Am (x02210@1)              DTro (xx0232@1)chairdeas corp an Udail

AmSiol (x02210@1)Ghoraidh
     AmMac (x02210@1)Ruairidh
      AmClann (x02210@1)Raghnaill
      AmClann (x02210@1)Dhomhaill

G (320003@1)     AmLinn (x02210@1)gu linn
    G (320003@1)     AmBho (x02210@1)ainm gu ainm
       G (320003@1)            AmAir (x02210@1)an sgiath seo dh 'Uibhist
      G (320003@1)     Am'S (x02210@1)mi beo an drasd

(Chorus)

Linn gu linn
Bho ainm gu ainm
Air an sgiath seo dh 'Uibhist
'S mi beo an drasd

Translation

The geneology of Goraidh
The sons of Ruairi
The sons of Ranald
The children of Donald
The children of my own family

Eighteen teams of horses
On the field of Aird a Mhorrain
the young men were ploughing
On the day the Sleat people came

The geneology of Goraidh
The sons of Ruairi
The sons of Ranald
The children of Donald
The children of my own family

Generation to generation
From one name to another
My time is now
To walk this corner of Uist

Black was the colour of the blood
That flowed like a flood to the land
The arrow, the long sword
Through the generosity of the Udal people

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