(Duvall Original Key: F)
Chorus (1st with clapping only):
D A D
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
D A7 D
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
Repeat Chorus with instruments
Verse 1: G G# A
While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night,
G G# A
Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2:
The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth,
Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth.
Repeat Chorus
(Key Change)
E B E
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
E B7 E
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
Verse 3: A A# B
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born
A A# B
And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn!
Repeat Chorus in E & B
Bar the whole song