Scots Wha Hae Chords

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Scots Wha Hae by Robert Burns is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am7, Am, D, Em, Bm7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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G        
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!  
G        
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! 

G        
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! 
G        
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! 

G 
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! 
G 
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. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante