Intro: C(add2), F(add2) [4 beats per chord]

C                            F
Every year at Christmas, all I can see 
    C                              F
Are pictures of the things I want around the tree 
         Dm              C/E
But this year's a little different 
        F           Am
I'm not thinking of myself 
      F                     
So my prayer for this Christmas 
   C/G          G
Is for somebody else 

   Gsus G
So I    pray 
C          G/C
Joy To the World 
Am7             F
Peace for every boy and girl  

C                               F
God I know you're listening and you can hear 
C                                  F
The need of every broken heart and all their tears
        Dm            C/E
I don't have a lot to offer
          F          Am 
Just this one simple prayer 
          F                        
That this Christmas everyone would know 
    C/G  G
Somebody cares... 


   Gsus G
So I    pray 
C          G/C
Joy to the world 
Am7             F
Peace for every boy and girl  
C                 G/B
Hope when life is hard 
Am7             F
Light when everything seems dark 

  Dm7             C/E
I pray that every hungry soul 
        F               C/E
Will be fed and will be warm 
           Dm7        C/E
That not a single solitary child 
      F
Would suffer harm 

Dm7                       C/E
And wars would find their ending 
      F            C/E
As we take another view
Dm7                  C/E 
My hope is that this Christmas prayer 
      F            Gsus G [Gsus, G: 1 beat per chord]
Would somehow come tru--e 



Bb  C/Bb
  I pray
  F      Bb      C/Bb
Humanity   would rise 
    G/A  A
And join with me 
      G/A  A 
And togeth-er we'll sing 

Woah, woah
D           A
Joy [To the World] To all the world 
Bm7             G
Peace for every boy and girl
              D                 A
Talking ‘bout hope when life is hard
Bm7             G
Light when everything seems dark 


  Em7             D/F#
I pray that every hungry soul 
        G               D/F#
Will be fed and will be warm 
           Em7        D/F#
That not a single solitary child 
      G      Bm7
Would suffer harm 

    Em7                 D/F#
And Lord, we find their ending 
      G            D/F#
As we take another view
          Em7               D/F# 
So now my hope is that this Christmas prayer 
      G            A
Would somehow come true 

D          A
Joy To the World 
Bb              G
Peace for every boy and girl