Joy To The World Chords

by Three Dog Night
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Beatlemaniac87 [a] 161. Last edit on Sep 16, 2021
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Chords

G
D
A7
C
C#
D7
A

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Joy to the World
      by
Three Dog Night
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Chords:
    G          D            A7
 [--4--     [-2---       [--3--
o[-----     [--3--       [-1---
o[-----     [-1---       [-1---
o[-----    o[-----       [-1---
 [-2---    o[-----      o[-----
 [--3--    x[-----      o[-----
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C C# D                      C C# D                         C C# D
     Jeremiah was a bullfrog      was a good friend of mine 
 
D            D7              G                  D             A         D
I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him to drink his wine.
 
D      C               G           D
And he always had some mighty fine wine, singin'
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REFRAIN:
 
D                  A                D
Joy to the world.  All the boys and girls, now.
 
D          D7            G              D      A       D
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to you and me.
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C C# D                              C C# D                      C C# D
     If I were the king of the world      I tell you what I'd do
 
D                  D7            G
I'd throw away the cars, and the bars, and the war, 
 
D              A       D
and make sweet love to you, singin' now
 
Refrain.
(Instrumental break)
 
D                         C C# D                   C C# D
You know I love the ladies      love to have my fun
 
D               D7          G
I'm a highlight flyer and a rainbow rider,
 
  D                 A        D
a straight shootin' son of a gun (alright!) 
 
D        D7                 G        D
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.
 
Refrain. (Repeat refrain)
 
D     C  G          D         C    G
  Joy to the world.   All the boys and girls. 
 
D     C  G          D        C   G
  Joy to the world.   Joy to you and me.
 
Refrain. Repeat and fade.
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For the A7 chord, optional fingering sounds good. However, both forms of the chord sound OK.
 
-Nate Nypaver (Beatlemaniac87)
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