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Scots Wha Hae by Robert Burns
GScots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, 
CScots, wham Bruce has afAm7ten led, Am  
GWelcome Dto your Emgory bed Bm7  
COr to viAm7ctorie! D  
GNow's the day, and now's the hour:
AmSee the front o' Dbattle D7lour, 
GSee apprDoach proud EdwarEmd's poweBm7r 
CChains and slaveDrie!
GWha will be a traitor knave? 
CWha can fill a cAm7oward's Amgrave? 
GWha sae Dbase as Embe a slaBm7ve? 
Clet him Am7turn, anDd flee!
GWha for Scotland's King and Law 
AmFreedom's sword will strDongly drD7aw, 
GFreeman Dstand, oEmr freemaBm7n fa', 
Clet him follow mDe!
GBy Oppression's woes and pains, 
CBy your sons in Am7servile Amchains, 
GWe will Ddrain ouEmr dearesBm7t veins 
CBut they Am7shall be free!D  
GLay the proud usurpers low,
AmTyrants fall in Devery foD7e,
GLibertys Din everEmy blow,Bm7  
CLet us do or deeG.

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Scots Wha Hae

by Robert Burns

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Am7

Bm7

Scots Wha Hae by Robert Burns

Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled,

C Am7 Am

Scots, wham Bruce has aften led,

G D Em Bm7

Welcome to your gory bed

C Am7 D

Or to victorie!

Now's the day, and now's the hour:

Am D D7

See the front o' battle lour,

G D Em Bm7

See approach proud Edward's power

C D

Chains and slaverie!

Wha will be a traitor knave?

C Am7 Am

Wha can fill a coward's grave?

G D Em Bm7

Wha sae base as be a slave?

C Am7 D

let him turn, and flee!

Wha for Scotland's King and Law

Am D D7

Freedom's sword will strongly draw,

G D Em Bm7

Freeman stand, or freeman fa',

C D

let him follow me!

By Oppression's woes and pains,

C Am7 Am

By your sons in servile chains,

G D Em Bm7

We will drain our dearest veins

C Am7 D

But they shall be free!

Lay the proud usurpers low,

Am D D7

Tyrants fall in every foe,

G D Em Bm7

Libertys in every blow,

C G

Let us do or dee.

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