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 keyIntro: 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. Instr: || | | | | | | | || || | | | | | | | || | || (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 || | | | | 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