Artist: Robert Burns    Genre: Traditional Folk    Tempo: Slowly, Longingly    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, v°, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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C (C,E,G) - C E G C E

F (F,A,C) F C F A C F

G (G,B,D) G B D G B G

G° (G,B♭,D♭) G - - B♭ D♭ -

Am (A,C,E) - A E A C E

Verse 1

Should

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] old acquaintance

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] be forgot,

and

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] never brought to

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] mind?

Should

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] old acquaintance

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] be for-

[G°Diminished Chord (U,m3,d5) on the Perfect Fifth] got,

And

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] days of

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] auld lang syne?

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus

For

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] auld lang

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] syne, my dear,

for

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] auld lang

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] syne,

we'll

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] take a cup of

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] kindness

[G°Diminished Chord (U,m3,d5) on the Perfect Fifth] yet,

for

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] days of

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] auld lang syne?

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2

And

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] surely you'll buy your

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] pint cup!

and

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] surely I'll buy

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] mine!

And

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] we'll take a cup o'

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] kindness

[G°Diminished Chord (U,m3,d5) on the Perfect Fifth] yet,

for

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] days of

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] auld lang syne.

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Repeat Chorus
Verse 3

We

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] two have run about the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] slopes,

and

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] picked the daisies

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] fine;

But

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] we've wandered many a

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] weary

[G°Diminished Chord (U,m3,d5) on the Perfect Fifth] foot,

since the

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] days of

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] auld lang syne.

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Repeat Chorus
Verse 4

We

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] two have paddled in the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] stream,

from

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] morning sun till

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] dine;

But

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] seas between us broad

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] have

[G°Diminished Chord (U,m3,d5) on the Perfect Fifth] roared

since the

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] days of

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] auld lang syne.

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Repeat Chorus
Verse 5

And

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] there's a hand my trusty

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] friend!

And

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] give me a hand o'

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] thine!

And

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] we'll take a right

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] good-will

[G°Diminished Chord (U,m3,d5) on the Perfect Fifth] draught,

for

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] days of

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] auld lang syne.

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison]

Repeat Chorus