“Auld Lang Syne” Chords & Lyrics

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History of “Auld Lang Syne”

The beloved New Year’s Eve standard adopted worldwide to commemorate so many special occasions. According to wikipedia, Robert Burns sent a copy of the original song to the Scots Musical Museum in 1788 with the remark, “The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man.”

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Meaning of the Words “Auld Lang Syne”

Auld lang syne may be literally translated to “old long since” but less literally as “long long ago”. As so, the phrase in “For auld lang syne” as used in the first line of the chorus may be loosely translated as “for the sake of old times”.

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Lyrics Only

Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne.
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.

And here’s a hand, my trusty friend and here’s a hand of mine.
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne.
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.

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Chords & Lyrics

Charted by Frank in the key of F, which puts the melody in a very comfortable range for all voices…

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