Coventry Carol

Key of Dm

Mandolin (or Irish Tenor Banjo):

Arrangement by James Garner (c)2014




  Dm  Dm   A   Dm   F    E    Dm  A         Dm   E-   F   Gm   C    Dm

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  Lul-ly, lul-lay, Thou lit- tle Child,    Bye, bye, lul-ly,  lul- lay.

  Her-od, the king, in  his  rag-ing,      Charg-ed  he  hath this day









  Dm  Dm   A   Dm   F    E-    Dm  A         Dm    E-   F    Gm   C   Dm

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 Lul-lay, thou lit-  tle ti-  ny  Child,     Bye, bye, lul-  ly, lul-lay.

 His men  of   might, in his  own sight,     All young child-ren to slay.







 F    C    Dm   Edim F   Edim   Dm  A       Dm A   Dm Gm     A    Dm

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  O  sis- ters too, how  may   we  do,     For to pre-serve this day

That woe  is   me,  poor Child for Thee!   And ev-er  mourn and  sigh,







 F    C    Dm   Edim  F  Edim  Dm  A       Dm   A    Dm Gm   A    D


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This poor young-ling for whom we  sing    Bye, bye, lul-ly, lul- lay.

For  thy  part- ing  nee say  nor sing,   Bye, bye, lul-ly, lul- lay.