[Verse 1]

D
Is there for honest Poverty
     G                   A
That hings his head, an' a' that;
    D
The coward slave-we pass him by,
   G                A
We dare be poor for a' that!

[Chorus 1]
    Bm           D
For a' that, an' a' that.
    Bm                D
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
    Bm              A
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
    G                  D
The Man's the gowd for a' that.

[Interlude]

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[Verse 2]
     D
What though on hamely fare we dine,
     G                A
Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that;
    D
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
  G               A
A Man's a Man for a' that:


[Chorus 2]

    Bm           D
For a' that, and a' that,
      Bm               D
Their tinsel show, an' a' that;
    Bm                A
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
   G               D
Is king o' men for a' that.

[Interlude]

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[Verse 3]

   D
Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,
    G                       A
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that;
     D
Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
     G              A
He's but a coof for a' that:


[Chorus 3]

    Bm           D
For a' that, an' a' that,
    Bm                 D
His ribband, star, an' a' that:
    Bm         A
The man o' independent mind
   G                   D
He looks an' laughs at a' that.

[Interlude]

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[Verse 4]

  D
A prince can mak a belted knight,
     G               A
A marquis, duke, an' a' that;
       D
But an honest man's abon his might,
     G                   A
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that!


[Chorus 4]

    Bm           D
For a' that, an' a' that,
      Bm            D
Their dignities an' a' that;
    Bm                 A
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth,
    G                D
Are higher rank than a' that.

[Interlude]

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[Verse 5]
     D
Then let us pray that come it may,
    G                A
(As come it will for a' that,)
     D
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
      G                  A
Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.


[Chorus 5]

    Bm           D
For a' that, an' a' that,
     Bm             D
It's coming yet for a' that,
     Bm              A
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
      G               D
Shall brothers be for a' that.


[Outro]
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