• Song:

    Joy

  • Artist:

    Newsboys

  • Album:

    8 Great Hits Newsboys

"Joy" - Newsboys (capo 4)

Clean intro: (let chords ring)
C                               G
  You give me joy that's unspeakable
          D             Am
And I like it, and I like it, yeah
C                            G
  Your love for me's irresistible
            D                 Am
I can't fight it, I can't fight it, yeah


Main riff: (distortion)
   A   F       G          A      F       G
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7---3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5/7-7----3-3-3-3-5---|
A|-7---3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5/7-7----3-3-3-3-5---|
E|-5-0-1-0-1-0-3--0-3-0-3/5-5-0--1-0-1-0-3---|


Verse 1: (play main riff 4 times)
If life is water, I was dry as Tucson dirt
If it's a gamble, I'd already lost my shirt
If it's a journey, I was dazed without a clue
I flipped a "U" back to the first love I ever knew


Chorus:
     C (let ring)             G
You give me joy that's unspeakable
          D             Am
And I like it, and I like it, yeah
C                          G
Your love for me’s irresistible
             D                    Am
I can't fight it, I can't fight it, yeah
C                              G
You carried the cross and took my shame
         D            Am
I believe it, I believe it, yeah
C                           G
You shine Your light of amazing grace
         D            Am         Main Riff 
I receive it, I receive it, yeah


Verse 2: (play main riff 4 times)
If life's a battle, the invasion is complete
If it's a rhythm, I have found the perfect beat
If it's a renaissance, I've got a new birthday
The world don't give it, and the world can't take it away

Chorus:
     C (let ring)             G
You give me joy that's unspeakable
          D             Am
And I like it, and I like it, yeah
C                          G
Your love for me's irresistible
             D                    Am
I can't fight it, I can't fight it, yeah
C                              G
You carried the cross and took my shame
         D            Am
I believe it, I believe it, yeah
C                           G
You shine Your light of amazing grace
         D            Am         Am
I receive it, I receive it, yeah


Bridge:
     Bm        C      G             D
I'm bowed and broken, everything's new
Bm          C                 G        D
All that I need, You're like water to seed
    Bm        C           G            D
And how your love, rights everything wrong
    Bm     C          G
And in my weakness, You're ever stronger 
                              D
You're pulling me back where I belong


Chorus: (let chords ring until*)
C                               G
  You give my joy that's unspeakable
          D             Am
And I like it, and I like it, yeah
C                            G
  Your love for me's irresistible
            D                 Am*(distortion)                 
I can't fight it, I can't fight it, yeah
C                              G
You carried the cross and took my shame
         D            Am
I believe it, I believe it, yeah
C                           G
You shine Your light of amazing grace
         D            Am 
I receive it, I receive it, yeah

***** REPEAT CHORUS *****
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