[Intro]
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[Verse]
G C D
Is there for honest poverty
G C
That hings his head an' a' that?
G C D
The coward slave, we pass him by
G D
We dare be pair for a' that
G C D
For a' that, an' a' that
G C
Our toils obscure an' a' that
G C
The rank is but the guinea's stamp
G C D
The man's the gowd for a' that
[Verse]
G C D
But though on hamely fare we dine
G C
Wear hoddin gray an' a' that?
G C D
Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine
G D
A man's a man for a' that
G C D
For a' that, an' a' that
G C
Their tinsel show an' a' that
G C
The honest man though e'er sae poor
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Is king o' men for a' that
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G C D
Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord
G C
Wha struts an' stares an' a' that?
G C D
Though hundreds worship at his word
G D
He's but a cuif for a' that
G C D
For a' that, an' a' that
G C
His ribband, star, an' a' that
G C
The man o' independent mind
G C D
He looks an' laughs at a' that
[Verse]
G C D
A prince can mak a belted knight
G C
A marquis, duke, an' a' that
G C D
But an honest man's aboon his might
G D
Guid faith, he mauna fa' that
G C D
For a' that, an' a' that
G C
Their dignities an' a' that
G C
The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth
G C D
Are higher rank than a' that
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
A D E
Then let us pray, that come it may
A D
As come it will for a' that
A D E
That sense and worth o'er a' the earth
A E
Shall bear the gree an' a' that
A D E
For a' that, an' a' that
A D
It's comin' yet for a' that
A D
That man to man the world o'er
A D E
Shall brithers be for a' that