Highland Fairy Lullaby chords by Children's Music

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

intro:
D  Em  A  D


verse:
D                    Bm
I left my baby lying there,
D     Bm     D     A
Lying there, lying there
D

I left my baby lying there
D                A        D
To go and gather blaeberries.

refrain:
D      Bm    D       Bm  D       Bm
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, gorry o go, gorry o go,
D      Bm    D           D            Em      A    D
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, I’ve lost my darling baby o.

verse:
D                       Bm
I saw the little yellow fawn,
D     Bm     D           A
yellow fawn, the yellow fawn
D
I saw the little yellow fawn,
D                A     D
but ne'er saw my baby, O!

refrain:
D      Bm    D       Bm  D       Bm
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, gorry o go, gorry o go,
D      Bm    D           D            Em      A    D
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, I’ve lost my darling baby o.

verse:
D                       Bm
I found the wee brown otter’s track
D       Bm     D       A
Otter’s track, otter’s track
D
I found the wee brown otter’s track
D                    A        D
But ne’er a trace o’ my baby, O!

refrain:
D      Bm    D       Bm  D       Bm
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, gorry o go, gorry o go,
D      Bm    D           D            Em      A    D
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, I’ve lost my darling baby o.

verse:
D                       Bm
I found the track of the swan on the lake
D       Bm        D       A
Swan on the lake, swan on the lake
D
I found the track of the swan on the lake
D                    A     D
But not the track of baby, O!

refrain:
D      Bm    D       Bm  D       Bm
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, gorry o go, gorry o go,
D      Bm    D           D            Em      A    D
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, I’ve lost my darling baby o.

verse:
D                       Bm
I found the trail of the mountain mist
D        Bm    D        A
Mountain mist, mountain mist
D
I found the trail of the mountain mist
D                    A     D
But ne’er a trace of baby, O!

refrain:
D      Bm    D       Bm  D       Bm
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, gorry o go, gorry o go,
D      Bm    D           D            Em      A    D
Hovan, hovan gorry o go, I’ve lost my darling baby o.