Chords to Joy to the World

Chords to the Christmas carol Joy to the world.

About

For history and facts (and lyrics without chords) check out lyrics to Joy to the World.

  • Lyrics by Isaac Watts.
  • Music by Lowell Mason (arranged from George Frideric Handel).

Chords and lyrics

An easy version in the key of G and an intermediate version in the key of D.

Easy in G

Easy chord analysis to Joy to the World in the key of G for guitar and piano.

A diagram visualizing the guitar chord C.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord D.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord G.
Guitar chord chart to Joy to the World.

  • Click on a chord symbol in the lyrics to show the chord diagram of the chord in a popover.
  • Click anywhere, except on the active chord, to hide the popover. Or click another chord symbol to hide the current popover and display the new one.
  • Desktop: Use <Tab>/<Shift><Tab> to move back and forth between the chords in the lyrics.
  • Guitar: Use a capo to change the key of the song.
  • Zoom in to magnify a chord diagram. Especially useful on small screens, i.e mobile devices, when learning a new chord.

Verse 1 (easy)

Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth re - ceive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room. And heaven and nature sing. And heaven and nature sing. And heaven, and heaven and na - ture sing.

Verse 2 (easy)

Joy to the world! The Savior reigns! Let men their songs em - ploy, while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains re - peat the sounding joy, re - peat the sounding joy, re - peat, re - peat, the sound - ing joy.

Verse 3 (easy)

No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns in - fest the ground. He comes to make His blessings flow, far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as, the curse is found.

Verse 4 (easy)

He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove, the glories of His righteousness, and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, and wonders, and wonders, of His love.

Intermediate in D

Intermediate chord analysis to Joy to the World in the key of D for guitar and piano.

A diagram visualizing the guitar chord D.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord Em.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord G.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord G/D.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord A.
A diagram visualizing the guitar chord A7.
Guitar chord chart to Joy to the World.

  • Click on a chord symbol in the lyrics to show the chord diagram of the chord in a popover.
  • Click anywhere, except on the active chord, to hide the popover. Or click another chord symbol to hide the current popover and display the new one.
  • Desktop: Use <Tab>/<Shift><Tab> to move back and forth between the chords in the lyrics.
  • Guitar: Use a capo to change the key of the song.
  • Zoom in to magnify a chord diagram. Especially useful on small screens, i.e mobile devices, when learning a new chord.

Verse 1 (intermediate)

Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth re - ceive her King. Let ev - ery   heart prepare Him   room. And heaven and nature sing. And heaven and nature sing. And heaven, and heaven and na - tu - re sing.

Verse 2 (intermediate)

Joy to the world! The Sav - ior reigns! Let men their songs em - ploy, while fields and   floods, rocks, hills and   plains re - peat the sounding joy, re - peat the sounding joy, re - peat, re - peat, the sound - ing   joy.

Verse 3 (intermediate)

No more let sins and sor - rows grow, nor thorns in - fest the ground. He comes to   make His bless - ings   flow, far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as, the curse is   found.

Verse 4 (intermediate)

He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove, the glor - ies   of His right - eous   - ness, and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, and won - ders, and won - ders, of His   love.

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