Maverick City Music feat. Dante Bowe, Naomi Raine, Katie Torwalt and Mav City Gospel Choir – Joy Of The Lord Chords

Maverick City Music feat. Dante Bowe, Naomi Raine, Katie Torwalt and Mav City Gospel Choir – Joy Of The Lord Chords

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ChordsDm7F/CBbadd9Gm7FDmBbCF/A

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[Intro]
Dm7  F/C  Bbadd9
Dm7  F/C  Bbadd9

[Verse 1]
Dm7               F/C
   I'm pulling on joy from
             Bbadd9
   Heaven's reserve
Dm7
  He's stored up enough,
 F/C                  Bbadd9
  for every winter I'm served
Dm7                F/C
  I'm seeing beyond my circumstance
Bbadd9                Gm7
  This joy that I have is
  my Inheritance
Dm7 F/C                    Bbadd9
Joy, this is the joy of the Lord

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[Chorus]
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
Dm7     F/C       Bbadd9  F
Ooh, oh, he is my Hope
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my Strength

[Verse 2]
Dm7           F/C
  There is a Savior
               Bbadd9
  in thе valley place
Dm7                  F/C
  He's walking bеside me and
             Bbadd9
  He knows my pain (Yeah)
Dm7           F/C
  God, the beginning and the end
Bbadd9            Gm7
  God, right there in the midst of it
Dm7 F/C                    Bbadd9
Joy, this is the Joy of the Lord
(Sing it again, joy)
Dm7 F/C                    Bbadd9
Oh, joy, this is the joy of the Lord

[Chorus]
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
Dm7     F/C       Bbadd9  F
Ooh, oh, he is my Hope
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F        Dm
Is my Strength

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[Bridge 1]
Bb                 F
  There's gonna be glory
C                  Dm
  There's gonna be glory
Bb              F          C
  There will be glory after this
Bb           F
  No need to worry
C                 Dm
  In this present suffering
Bb              F          C
  There will be glory after this
Bb                 F
  There's gonna be glory
C                  Dm
  There's gonna be glory
Bb              F          C
  There will be glory after this
Bb           F
  No need to worry
C                 Dm
  In this present suffering
Bb              F          C
  There will be glory after this
Bb                 F
  There's gonna be glory
C                  Dm
  There's gonna be glory
Bb              F          C
  There will be glory after this
Bb           F
  No need to worry
C                 Dm
  In this present suffering
Bb              F          C
  There will be glory after this

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[Chorus]
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
Dm7     F/C       Bbadd9  F
Ooh, oh, he is my Hope
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my Strength

[Verse 3]
Dm7              F/C           Bbadd9
  There is a King seated on His throne
Dm7               F/C
  Prepared a place that
             Bbadd9
  I'll call my home
Dm7                  F/C
  And there I will see Him
  face to face
Bbadd9
  He'll wipe every tear from my face
Dm7 F/C                    Bbadd9
Joy, this is the Joy of the Lord
Dm7 F/C                    Bbadd9
Joy, this is the joy of the Lord
Dm7 F/C                    Bbadd9
Joy, this is the joy of the Lord
Dm7 F/C
Joy (Oh joy),
             Bbadd9         C
this is the joy of the Lord

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[Chorus]
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my strength
Dm7     F/C       Bbadd9  F
Ooh, oh, he is my Hope
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my Strength
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my Strength
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my Strength
Dm7     F/C       Bbadd9  F
Ooh, oh, he is my Hope
Dm7     F/C       Bbadd9  F
Ooh, oh, he is my Hope
Dm7     F/C       Bbadd9  F
Ooh, oh, he is my Hope
    Dm7      F/C
The JOY, the JOY
    Bbadd9
The JOY of the Lord
      F
Is my Strength

[Bridge 2]
       F
Put on strength
       Dm7
Put on joy
       F/C
Put on love
                    Bbadd9  Gm7
And don't take it off
                  F
We won't take it off
                  Dm7
We won't take it off
                  F/C
We won't take it off
                  Bbadd9  Gm7
We won't take it off

[Spontaneous]
                           Bb
I'll never let go of Your hand
                           F/A
I'll never let go of Your hand
                           Bb
I'll never let go of Your hand
                           C
I'll never let go of Your hand

How to play Joy Of The Lord: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Joy Of The Lord by Maverick City Music feat. Dante Bowe, Naomi Raine, Katie Torwalt and Mav City Gospel Choir on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Joy Of The Lord by Maverick City Music feat. Dante Bowe, Naomi Raine, Katie Torwalt and Mav City Gospel Choir keeps coming home to D minor (one flat: B♭). You need 9 chords: Dm7, F/C, Bbadd9, Gm7, F, Dm, Bb, C and F/A.

Listen for Dm7 – F/C – Bbadd9 – F (i7 – III – VIadd9 – III in D minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am7, C, Fadd9, Dm7, Am, F, G (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bbadd9 chord on guitar (x10311)
B♭add9B♭ D F C
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

Joy Of The Lord chords: questions

What key is Joy Of The Lord in?

Joy Of The Lord by Maverick City Music feat. Dante Bowe, Naomi Raine, Katie Torwalt and Mav City Gospel Choir is centred on D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Joy Of The Lord?

Joy Of The Lord uses 9 chords: Dm7, F/C, Bbadd9, Gm7, F, Dm, Bb, C, F/A.

What is the chord progression of Joy Of The Lord?

The main progression is Dm7 – F/C – Bbadd9 – F (i7 – III – VIadd9 – III).

Is Joy Of The Lord easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am7, C, Fadd9, Dm7, Am, F, G (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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