Joy to the world       (Listen to midi)

 

    D - C - G - C         D - C -

 

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1. Jeremiah was a bullfrog,      he was good friend of mine,

C     D                  D7                  G          Bb

    I never understood a single word he said,

               D                A            D

    but I  helped him drink his wine.

                  G                           A               D

    Yes, he always had some mighty fine wine. Sing it !

 

  D                       A                         D

Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now,

                D7                  G            Bb          D        A7         D

joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, and joy to you and me.

 

   - C       D                                              - C     D

2.     And if I were the king of the world ,       I tell you what I’d do

C          D                     D7                 G              Bb

    I’d throw  away the cars and the bars in the world,

                   D               A          D

    and I’d make sweet love to you. Sing it now !

 

+ CHORUS        + instrumental = CHORUS

 

     C            D                               - C   D

3.      You know, I love the ladies,       love to have my fun,

C            D               D7             G          Bb

    I’m a hard knock flyer and a rainbow rider,

           D                 A            D

    a strait shootin’ son of a gun.

                      G                  A           D

    I said, a  strait shootin’ sun of a gun.

 

+ CHORUS      + A        + CHORUS    

 

E        A                   - E             A

    Joy to the world,       all the boys and girls,

E       A                  - E             A

    joy to the world,       joy to you and me.  

 

+ CHORUS (3x) …..(Three Dog Night)