Joy to the World
      by 
Three Dog Night
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Chords:      
    G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)          A7 (x02020@1)[--4--     [-2---       [--3--
o[-----     [--3--       [-1---
o[-----     [-1---       [-1---
o[-----    o[-----       [-1---
 [-2---    o[-----      o[-----
 [--3--    x[-----      o[-----
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D (xx0232@1)                    C,A7,D                         C,A7,D   
Jeremiah was a bullfrog      was a good friend of mine 

D (xx0232@1)          C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)     G7 (320001@1)        D (xx0232@1)           A7 (x02020@1)      DI (xx0232@1)never understood a single word he said, but I helped him to drink his wine.

D (xx0232@1)    C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)he always had some mighty fine wine, singin'
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REFRAIN:

D (xx0232@1)                A7 (x02020@1)             DJoy (xx0232@1)to the world.  All the boys and girls, now.

D (xx0232@1)        C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)       G7 (320001@1) D (xx0232@1)    A7 (x02020@1)    DJoy (xx0232@1)to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to you and me.
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D (xx0232@1)                            C,A7,D                      C,A7,D
If I were the king of the world      I tell you what I'd do

D (xx0232@1)                C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           G7 (320001@1)        
I'd throw away the cars, and the bars, and the war, 

D (xx0232@1)            A7 (x02020@1)    Dand (xx0232@1)make sweet love to you, singin' now

Refrain.
(Instrumental break)

D (xx0232@1)                       C,A7,D                   C,A7,D
You know I love the ladies      love to have my fun

D (xx0232@1)             C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)     G7I'm (320001@1)a highlight flyer and a rainbow rider,

  D (xx0232@1)               A7 (x02020@1)     Da (xx0232@1)straight shootin' son of a gun (alright!) 

D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)      DI (xx0232@1)said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

Refrain. (Repeat refrain)

D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)       C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   
  Joy to the world.   All the boys and girls. 

D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)
  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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