Joy To The World chords
by Orla Fallon
- Composer: George Frederick Handel
- Lyrics: Isaac Watts
- Performance: Orla Fallon from the album: Orla Fallon's Celtic Christmas
- Music: B♭ Major with a Key change to C Major in 2/4 time at 103 bpm (♩)
- Chords: B♭, C, Cm, Dm, E♭, F, F7, G, G7
- Easier in G Major: Play in G Major with a key change to A Major
- Chords in G Major: G, A, Am, Bm, C, D, D7, E, E7 (charts below)
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Joy To The World
Capo on 3 if playing with the video
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
Intro: 2/4
C C C C D D D D
|Joy Joy|Joy Joy|Joy Joy|Joy | Joy Joy|Joy Joy|Joy Joy|Joy |
G D G Am G D G
1. Joy to the world The Lord is come
C D G
Let earth Re-ceive Her King
G C G C G
Let ev -’ry heart Pre-pare Him room
G
And Hea-v’n and na-ture sing
D
And Hea-v’n and na-ture sing
G C G Am G D7 G
And Hea-v’n and Hea-v’n and na - ture sing
G D G Am G D G
2. No more let sins and sor - rows grow,
C D G
Nor thorns in-fest the ground;
G C G C G
He comes to make His bles-sings flow
G
Far as the curse is found,
D
Far as the curse is found,
G C G Am G D7 G
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
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(key change...)
G G G G E E E E
|Joy Joy|Joy Joy|Joy Joy| Joy |Joy Joy|Joy Joy|Joy Joy| Joy |
A E A Bm A E A
3. He rules the world With truth and grace
D E A
And makes the na-tions prove
A D A D A
The glor-ies of His right-eous-ness
A
And won-ders of His love
E
And won-ders of His love
A D A Bm A E7 A
And won - ders Won - ders Of His love
A A E E7
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A E A Bm A E A
4. Joy to the world The Lord is come
D E A
Let earth Re-ceive Her King
A D A D A
Let ev -’ry heart Pre-pare Him room
A
And Hea-v’n and na-ture sing
E
And Hea-v’n and na-ture sing
A D A Bm A E7 A
And Hea-v’n and Hea-v’n and na - ture sing
(...ritardando)
A D A Bm A E7 A
And Hea-v’n and Hea-v’n and na - ture sing...
- Reading the Song Charts - a closer look at reading the song charts on this site
- Chord Transposer - a better understanding of how it works
- Free Sheet Music in D Major - Piano/Vocal/Chords
- Christmas Carols Page - Easy traditional version in the key of C Major
