[Intro]
D  Bm/D  G/D  • |

[Verse]
D5
I've got a river that's flowing inside
D5
It's full of life; it's ever growing
D5
I've got a fire and it's always lit
D5
It won't go out; it's always burning.

[Chorus 1]
D
You've given me joy
Em
It's unspeakable joy
Bm            D/F#
Undeniable, unexplainable
G                       D
I've got the joy of the Lord.

[Verse]
D                       G
I've got a river that's flowing inside
Bm                 A4
It's full of life; it's ever growing
Bm                  G
I've got a fire and it's always lit
Bm               A4
It won't go out; it's always burning.

[Chorus 1]
D
You've given me joy
Em7
It's unspeakable joy
Bm7
Undeniable, unexplainable
G                       D
I've got the joy of the Lord.

[Chorus 2]
Down in my heart
Em
Deep down in my soul
Bm            D/F#
Uncontainable, it's untamable
G                       D
I've got the joy of the Lord.

[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
G              A4
I've got joy on the inside
D/F#                 Bm
Feels like fire, can't keep it in
G
I'll keep praising in the midnight
A4                    D        Em7
The joy of the Lord is my strength.

[Tag]
D                      Em
The joy of the Lord is my strength
(The joy of the Lord is my strength)
G                     A4
The joy of the Lord is my strength
D
(The joy of the Lord is my strength).

[Verse]
N.C.
I've got a river that's flowing inside
N.C.
It's full of life; it's ever growing
D                   G
I've got a fire and it's always lit
Bm               A4
It won't go out; it's always burning.

[Chorus 1]
D
You've given me joy
Em7
It's unspeakable joy
Bm7
Undeniable, unexplainable
G                       D
I've got the joy of the Lord.

[Chorus 2]
Down in my heart
Em
Deep down in my soul
Bm            D/F#
Uncontainable, it's untamable
G                       D
I've got the joy of the Lord.

[Bridge]
G              A4
I've got joy on the inside
D/F#                 Bm
Feels like fire, can't keep it in
G
I'll keep praising in the midnight
A4                    D        Em7
The joy of the Lord is my strength.

[Tag]
D                      Em
The joy of the Lord is my strength
(The joy of the Lord is my strength)
G                     A4
The joy of the Lord is my strength
D
(The joy of the Lord is my strength).

[Instrumental 2]
| G  A4  D/F#  Bm |

[Bridge 2]
G
I'll keep praising in the midnight
A4
Joy (The joy of the Lord is my strength)
D
Say the world didn't give it
D
And the world can't take it away
(world didn't give it and the world
can't take it away).

[Bridge 3]
G            A4
I've got joy on the inside
D/F#                Bm
Feels like fire, can't keep it in
G
I'll keep praising in the midnight
A4                    D
The joy of the Lord is my strength.

[Instrumental 3]
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[Verse 2]
G           A
I'm trading my sorrows
D/F#        Bm
I'm trading my shame
G               A
I'm laying them down
D
For the joy of the Lord

[Verse 3]
G           A
I'm trading my sickness
D/F#        Bm
I'm trading my pain
G               A
I'm laying them down
D
For the joy of the Lord.

[Verse 2]
G           A
I'm trading my sorrows
D/F#        Bm
I'm trading my shame
G               A
I'm laying them down
D
For the joy of the Lord

[Verse 3]
G           A
I'm trading my sickness
D/F#        Bm
I'm trading my pain
G               A
I'm laying them down
D
For the joy of the Lord.

[Bridge 4]
G              A4
I've got joy on the inside
D/F#                 Bm
Feels like fire, can't keep it in
G
I'll keep praising in the midnight
A4                    D      G
The joy of the Lord is my strength.

[Bridge 5]
G              A4
I've got joy on the inside
D/F#                 Bm
Feels like fire, can't keep it in
G
I'll keep praising in the midnight
A4                    D
The joy of the Lord is my strength.

[Outro]
G
The joy of the Lord is my strength
A
(The joy of the Lord is my strength)
D
The joy of the Lord is my strength
A
(The joy of the Lord is my strength)
D/F#
The joy of the Lord is my strength
D     G
(The joy of the Lord is my strength).