Traditional Scottish Folk Song (1788)
F Dm Gm C7
Should auld acquitance be forgot,
F F7 Bb
and never brought to mind
F Dm Gm C7
Should auld acquitance be forgot,
Dm Gm C7 F
and days of auld lang syne?
F Dm Gm C7
For auld lang syne, my dear,
F F7 Bb
for auld lang syne;
F Dm Gm C7
we'll take a cup of kindness yet
Bb Gm C7 F
for auld lang syne
F Dm Gm C7
Should auld acquitance be forgot,
F F7 Bb
and never bro't to mind
F Dm Gm C7
Should auld acquitance be forgot,
Dm Bb C7 F
and days of auld lang syne?
F Dm Gm C7
And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!
F F7 Bb
And gie's a hand o'thine!
F Dm Gm C7
We'll tak' a right gude-willie waught,
Dm Gm C7 F
For auld lang syne.
F Dm Gm C7
For auld lang syne, my dear,
F F7 Bb
for auld lang syne;
F Dm Gm C7
we'll take a cup of kindness yet
Bb Gm C7 F
for auld lang syne