Coventry Carol

Traditional 
 
Key of Dm 
3/4 time 
 
 
  Dm                        C            A 
e ------------ --------1--- 0----------- ------------  
b 3---3---2--- 3----------- --------3--- 2-----------  
g ------------ ----2------- ----0------- --------2---  
d 0----------- 0----------- ------------ ----2-------  
a ------------ ------------ 3-------1--- 0-----------  
E ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------  
  Lul-lay thou lit  -  tle  ti   -  ny   child 
 
 
  Dm           Gm/Bb        Dm 
e ----0---1--- 3-------0--- ------------ --------5---  
b 3----------- ------------ 3----------- ------------  
g ------------ ----0------- --------2--- ------------  
d 0----------- ------------ 0---3------- 0-----------  
a ------------ 1----------- ------------ ------------  
E ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------  
  By, by, lul- ly      lul- lay                  Lul- 
 
 
  C                         Gm/Bb        A 
e 3-------1--- 0-------1--- 0----------- ------------  
b ------------ ------------ --------3--- 2-----------  
g ----0------- ----0------- ----0------- --------2---  
d ------------ ------------ ------------ ----2-------  
a 3----------- 3----------- 1----------- 0-----------  
E ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------  
  lay,    thou lit  -  tle  ti  -   ny   child 
 
 
  Dm           Gm           D 
e ------------ 3-------0--- 2----------- ------------  
b 3---2---3--- ------------ --------3--- ------------  
g ------------ ----3------- ----2------- ------------  
d 0----------- ------------ 0----------- 0-----------  
a ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------  
E ------------ 3----------- ------------ ------------  
  By, by, Lul- ly,     lul- lay 
 
 
Verse 2 
Oh, sisters too 
How may we do, 
For to preserve this day? 
This poor youngling, 
For whom we sing 
By, by, lully, lullay. 
 
Verse 3 
Herod the King, 
In his raging, 
Charged he hath this day. 
His men of might, 
In his own sight, 
All young children to slay. 
 
Verse4 
That woe is me, 
Poor child for thee! 
And ever morn and day, 
For thy parting 
Neither say nor sing 
By, by, lully, lullay!