Intro:

C

G

Am

C,

F

G

C

C

G

Am

C

F

G

C

Joy

to the

worl

d, the

Lord

is

come.

Verse 1:

	C		G		Am		C
On a	street in the		city one		Christmas		day,

	F		G		Am		C
Sat a	man on a		bench all a		lone		.

	F		G		Am		C
He	hadn't a		coin, or a		place to		stay,

	F		G		C
A	cardboard		box was his		home.

	C		G		Am		C
Yet	reaching		deep in a		tattered		coat,

	F		G		Am		C
A	foil-wrapped		candy to		find,

	F		G		Am		C
And to a	little		girl passing		in the		street,

	F		G		C
Held forth this	Christmas		gift, being		kind.

Response:

	F		Am		Am/G (Add G)
But oh	no,  said the girl,  I		cannot		take,

	F		G		Am
Such a	gift from the		likes of		you.

	F		G		Am		Am/G
I've been	told not to		talk to		strangers,

	F		G		C
Because you	don't know what		strangers might		do.

Refrain:

C

G

Am

C

F

G

C

Joy

to the

worl

d, the

Lord

is

come.

Verse 2:

	C		G		Am		C
On a	street in the		city, one		Christmas		day

	F		G		Am		C
A	friendly hand		knocks on a		door		.

	F		G		Am		C
In his	hand, a		gift in		shiney		wrap.

	F		G		C
He had	walked across		town from the		store.

	C		G		Am		C
From a	dim lit		room a		face peered		out,

	F		G		Am		C
A for	gotten		friend as he		stood.

	F		G		Am		C
I hear the	factory		closed, and we were		thinking 'bout		you.

	F		G		C
We	hoped these might		do you some		good.

Response:

	F		Am		Am/G
But oh	no,  said the man, I		cannot		take,

	F		G		Am
Such a	gift that I		did not		earn.

	F		G		Am		Am/G
For	chari		ty I will		not ac		cept,

	F		G		C
And I have	nothing to		give in re		turn.

Refrain:

C

G

Am

C

F

G

C

Joy

to the

worl

d, the

Lord

is

come.

Verse 3:

	C		G		Am		C
On a	street in the		city one		Christmas		day,

	F		G		Am		C
Said	one who had		come from a		far,

	F		G		Am		C
They want to	count our		souls, so we		might be		taxed,

	F		G		C
As he	looked up and		pondered that		star.

	C		G		Am		C
From a	place far		off, he heard a		baby		cry,

	F		G		Am		C
And the	light shown		down from a		bove.

	F		G		Am		C
In a	stable		born, this		Holy		Gift,

	F		G		C
This	Gift that was		offered in		Love.

Response:

	F		Am		Am/G
But oh	no,  said the world, I		cannot		take,

	F		G		Am
This	Gift which you		offer to		me.

	F		G		Am		Am/G
To for	sake our		ways, and		all we		own,

	F		G		C
Is	too much to		ask, don't you		see?

Refrain:

C

G

Am

C

F

G

C

Joy

to the

worl

d, the

Lord

is

come.

Verse 4:

	C		G		Am		C
On a	street in the		city one		Christmas		day,

F		G		Am		C
You may be the		one to be		lieve.

	F		G		Am		C
To give this	Gift from a		bove, truly		offered in		Love,

	F		G		C
You	first must learn		how to re		ceive.

	F		G		Am		C
And the	Glory shall		show in the		Truth that you		know,

	F		G		Am		C
And the	Joy that you		let your heart		fill.

	F		G		Am		C
And the	Savior is		yours, if you		open the		doors,

	F		G		C
And it's the	Gift that He's		offering		still.

Response/ Refrain:

	F		Am		Am/G
But oh	no,  said the world, I		cannot		take,

	F		G		Am		Am/G
This	Gift which you		offer to		me.

	F		G		Am		C
But the	Lord in his		will shall keep		offering		still,

	F		G		C
And shall be	offering		eternal		ly.

	F		G		Am		C
But the	Lord in his		will shall keep		offering		still,

(............Joy ............to .............the world.........,)

	F		G		C
And shall be	offering		eternal		ly.

(.............The Lord...... is .......Come.)

	F		G		Am		C
Yes, the	Lord in his		will shall keep		offering		still,

(............Joy ..............to .............the world.........,)

	F		G		C
And shall be	offering		eternal		ly.

(.............The Lord...... is .......Come.)

Standard tuning (EADGBE) Optional capo up one fret. (As recorded).

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