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Joy by Newsboys
Joy
Capo: 5
The chords are only played during the chorus:
C Em G D C
You give me joy that's unspeakable. And I like it, I can't fight it, yeah.
C Em G D C
Your love for me's irresisstable. I can't fight it, I can't fight it, yeah.
The C chord on the "yeah"s are optional, but reccomended.
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version 2
(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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version 3
Capo 4
Pre-song chorus:
C G
You give my joy that's unspeakable
D Am
And I like it, I like it yeah
C G
Your love for me irresistible
D Am
I can't fight it, I can't fight it
Intro x2: Am F (G - 3h0 on E) - sounds just like the actual song
Like this:
e|---0---0---0------1---1---1------3---3-----3-----3------|
B|---1---1---1------1---1---2------3---3-----3-----3------|
G|---2---2---2------2---2---3------4---4-----4-----4------| x2
D|---2---2---2------3---3---3------5---5-----5-----5------|
A|---0---0---0------3---3---3------5---5-----5-----5------|
E|---0---0---0------1---1---1------3---3--0--3--0--3--0---|
Verse 1
G Am F G [3h0 on E]
If life is water, I was dry as the Tucson dirt
Am F G [3h0 on E]
If it's a gamble, I'd already lost my shirt
Am F G [3h0 on E]
If it's a journey, I was dazed without a clue
Am F G
I flipped a "U" back to the first love I ever knew
CHORUS
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 is 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
I receive it, I receive it yeah
Verse 2
G Am F G [3h0 on E]
If life's a battle, the invasion is complete
Am F G [3h0 on E]
If it's a rhythm, I have found the perfect beat
Am F G [3h0 on E]
If it's a renaissance, I've got a new birthday
Am F G
The world don't give it and the world can't take it away
CHORUS
Bridge:
G C G D
Bowed and broken, everything's new
G C G D
All that I need, you're like water to seed
G C G D
And how your love, rights everything wrong
G C
In my weakness
G
You're ever stronger, you're pulling me back
D
Where I belong
CHORUS
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version 4
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-----------2---2---2-4-4-4-----------2-|
E-----4-5-4-5-4---4---4---------4-5-4-5-4---|
The rest of the song has variations of that going during the verses, just try whatever fits (I couldn't
it well enough to figure it out)
Here's the intro chords (which are the same as the same as the chorus)
E (open)
B (Bar 7th)
F# (Bar 2nd)
C#m (Bar 4th)
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version 5
Capo: 5
Key
. = Stacatto
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|10-10-0-6-0-6-0-8-8-8-0-8-0-8-0-10-10-0-6-0-6-0-8.-|
Just play this lead for the whole song.
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