Tuning: E A D G B E

(R and C MacDonald) from the 2016 Album The Story [Intro] G G G G [Verse 1]

^GI'm backing up the lorry, ^Emcan't wait for night to ^Gcome ^GI'm sweeping out the back yard ^Emon a Friday after^Gnoon ^GWe'll gather round the players ^Emand we'll head o^G6ff for the s^Emtars ^CPack the van with p^Doetry, d^Dsus4rums and the g^Guitars

[Verse 2]

^GWe'll take Billy for the whisky, ^EmWillie for the ^Gdoor ^GWe'll take Mary Kate and Lizzy for the ^Emdancing round the f^Gloor ^GWe'll turn this empty hall i^Emnto city fu^G6ll of l^Emights ^CAnd lift the summer s^Dpirits through the^Dsus4 passing of the ^Gnight

[Chorus]

^CThere was l^Daughing, and ^Cthere were ^Gtears ^CThere were so many ^Emshattered hope^Bms and d^Dreams ^CBut there was ^Dtreasure and ^C40 y^Gears ^GIn the place w^Dhere the rivers ^Grun

[Verse 3]

^GWe'll hammer on the two-step, ^Emwe'll lay it on the ^Gsnare ^GRomancing the accordion, ^Emwaltzing out the ^Gaires ^GThese sacred swaying anth^Emems, within ^Gour lover's ^Emgrasp ^CStripping down the w^Dillow to the ^Dsus4footsteps of the ^Gpast

[Chorus]

^CThere was l^Daughing, and ^Cthere were ^Gtears ^CThere were so many ^Emshattered hope^Bms and d^Dreams ^CBut there was ^Dtreasure and ^C40 y^Gears ^GIn the place w^Dhere the rivers ^Grun

[Instrumental] G C G D G C G D G [Bridge]

^GWe were kings and queens, th^Ce reels go ^Emround ^Em7It's the badge of our culture, ^Csay it l^Doud And it's a^Cll in the g^Dift of the y^Coung and the ^G6proud ^GIn the place where the ^Drivers ^Grun

[Verse 4]

^GWe're loading out the back door, ^Emnow the hour is ^Gcome ^GDriving through the black hills wi^Emth the red and rising ^Gsun ^GThere's a river and a distance, ^Emfar as e^G6yes can s^Emee ^CHome by Kyle and B^Droadford round by ^Dsus4Memphis T^Gennessee

[Link] D Em C D G [Chorus]

^CThere was l^Daughing, and ^Cthere were ^Gtears ^CThere were so many ^Emshattered hope^Bms and d^Dreams ^CBut there was ^Dtreasure and ^C40 y^Gears ^GIn the place w^Dhere the rivers ^Grun ^GIn the place w^Dhere the rivers ^Grun ^GIn the place w^Dhere the rivers ^Grun

[Instrumental] G C G D G C G D G G C G D G C G D G G C G D G C G D G G Mark W

Runrig - The place where the rivers run