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Joy To The World chords by
Michael Martin Murphey
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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Joy to the world,
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the Lord is come
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Let earth receive her King

Let every heart prepare Him room

Heaven and nature sing
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Heaven and nature sing
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And Heaven, and Heaven,
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and nature sing
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Verse 2

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Joy to the World, the Lord has come
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Let men their songs em ploy

While fields and floods, rocks,

hills, plains, even banjos

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat the sounding joy
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Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy
Verse 3
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He rules this world, all mighty dollar

gonna rule this world

With truth and grace
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For he rules it with and eventually
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he make every nation prove

The glory of His righteousness

And wonders of His love

And wonders of His love

And wonders of His love
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And wonders,
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wonders, of His love

And wonders, wonders, of His love
Verse 4
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Now friends this song was
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written by Frederick Handel

A German composer who moved

to England

Because the king of England commissioned

that he write the story of Jesus
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From brith to death, resurrection and return
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He completed it in less than 90 days

It's one of the great masterpieces
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of music of all time

I'm not sure this is the exact arrangement that
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he had in mind

But this is a song from the messiah

And I'm about to sing you my

favorite verse

Which you might know since I'm so much of a

maverick all the time

That this verse is not sung very often in church,

it's really not popular

And the reason for that is this verse lays out the
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idea that there is a right and a wrong
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And there is no grey area

in between
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Sometimes when I look at the world
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map these days

They aught'a just say the grey area

I think on the strength of this verse alone,

we can safely conclude
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That Frederick handle was really an
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as sembly of god preacher
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Cause he says:
Verse 5
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No more let sin and sorrow reign For throne infest the

ground

He comes to bring his righteousness
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For as the curse is found
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For as the curse is found
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For as, for as the curse is found
Verse 6
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So joy, that message is all about joy
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Joy to
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the world

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Joy To The World by Michael Martin Murphey is Db major.

The primary chords used in Joy To The World are Db, Gb, Ab.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Joy To The World is approximately 128 beats per minute.

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