Traditional

Go Tell it On the Mountain

Intro: (Em-Dsus2-Am7)(Emsus4-Dsus2-Cmaj7) 

Chorus 1
(G)Go tell it on the(D)moun(Em)tain,
(Am7)Over the hills and(Em)everywhere.
(G)Go tell it on the(Bm)moun(Csus2)tain
That(Am9)Jesus(Am/D)Christ is(Em)born.

(Emsus4-Dsus2-Cmaj7)

Verse 1
(Dsus2)While shepherds kept their(Em)watching
(Dsus2)O’er silent flocks by(Em)night, (all night)
(Dsus2)Behold throughout the(Em)heavens(Csus2)
There(Am9)shone a(D9)holy(Csus2)light. 
Shine on me Your light and I will ...

Chorus 2
(G)Go tell it on the(D)moun(Em)tain,
(Am7)Over the hills and(Em)everywhere.
(G)Go tell it on the(Bm)moun(Csus2)tain
That(Am9)Jesus(Am/D)Christ is(G)born.

Verse 2
(Dsus2)The shepherds feared and(Em)trembled,
(Dsus2)When lo! Above the(Em)earth, way up yonder,
(Dsus2)Rang out the angels’(Em)chorus (hal(Csus2)lelujah)
That(Am9)hailed the(Dsus2)Saviour’s(Csus2)birth.
Oh, that is why I sing ...

Chorus 3 
Go tell it on the mountain (Tell it everywhere)
Over the hills and everywhere, (Everywhere)
Go tell it on the mountain (Tell it on the mountain)
That Jesus Christ is born.

Verse 3
(D)Down in a lowly(Em)manger,
(D)The humble Christ was(Em)born,
(D)And God sent us sal(Em)vation(Csus2)
That(Am)blessed(D)Christmas(Csus2)morn’. 

Chorus 4
(G)Go tell it on the(D)moun(Em)tain, (Tell it, children)
(Am7)Over the hills and(Em)everywhere, (Everywhere) (Come on,(G)tell it)
Go tell it on the(Bm)moun(Csus2)tain, (tell ’em that)
That(G/D)Jesus (Jesus) (D)Christ (that Christ) is(Csus2)born, (is born.)

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