Runrig – Saints Of The Soil (Guitar Acoustic)

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[Intro] A D A E A D Bm D A A A D A E A D Bm D A A [Verse 1]
A                  
Walking out on the revelation trail

A              Bm E
Going nowhere slowly

A
In the face of a terminal wind

       D                   Bm  E
I look over my shoulder to glory

   A
For all that around me is lost and changed

    D                          Bm       E
The moon and the stars and the feelings remain

A                    F#m
As long as I draw emotion in breath

       Bm                 E
I will never forget, I'll never forget
[Bridge]
    A
The light of the world keeps shining

D                     E
Bright in the primal glow

A                        D
Bridging the living dust to dust

       Bm               E
Such a long long way to go
[Link] A D A E A D Bm D A A [Verse 2]
A
Going down to the memory well

A              Bm  E
No romance, no warning

A
Breaking the land with the saints of your soil

       D                     Bm  E
In the light of all constant dawning

   A
I'm held in the grasp of the blessed and the old

    D                              Bm     E
The hand that civilization's forgotten to hold

A                   F#m
Rushing onwards, racing in chains

       Bm              E
I'm chasing the days, chasing the days
[Bridge]
    A
The light of the world keeps shining

D                     E
Bright in the primal glow

A                        D
Bridging the living dust to dust

       Bm               E
Such a long long way to go
[Link] A D A E A D Bm D A A [Chorus]
A                  D
Saints of the soil

A                  E
Saints of the soil

A                  D
Saints of the soil
Bm D A [Verse 3]
E                             E7           E
I see you laughing 'round the fires of harvest

E                       E7        E
Flame grabbing and your arms entwined

E                       E7      E
Dying tribe take a righteous glance

       Bm                          E
To the sharing days and the common wine
[Bridge]
    A
The light of the world keeps shining

D                     E
Bright in the primal glow

A                        D
Bridging the living dust to dust

       Bm               E
Such a long long way to go
[Verse 4]
A
There's a shrine on an Assynt hillside

A                           Bm   E
It's made of earth and salt and rain

A
Now you walk out in the morning

     D                 Bm  E      E
With your sacrifice of change
[Link] A D A E A D Bm D A A [Chorus]
A                  D
Saints of the soil

A                  E
Saints of the soil

A                  D
Saints of the soil
Bm D A E [Chorus]
A                  D
Saints of the soil

A                  E
Saints of the soil

A                  D
Saints of the soil
Bm D A E [Outro] A D A E A D Bm D A A Mark W