Simon & Garfunkel - You Can Tell The World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You Can Tell The World" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn You Can Tell The World Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Simon & Garfunkel

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "You Can Tell The World" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
      G C A# C G D G             G
Well, you          can tell the world about this
                  C            G
You can tell the nation about that
                   C          G
Tell 'em what the master has done
                   C          G
Tell 'em that the gospel has come
                   A#  F          G
Tell 'em that the victory's been won
            G    Am   G   Am    G   Am  D
He brought joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy
         G C G C G C G G
Into my heart

       D
Well, my Lord spoke, he spoke so well
 C       G    C       G
Yes, he did, yes, he did
D
Talked about the flames that burn in hell
 C       G    C       G
Yes, he did, yes, he did
     Em
Now, my Lord spoke, he spoke so well
 C       G    C       G
Yes, he did, yes, he did
 Em
Talked about the children of Israel
 C       G    C       G
Yes, he did, yes, he did
            G    C    G     D     G C G
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart

Chorus

Well, my Lord spoke, he spoke to me
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Talkin' about a man from Galilee
Yes, he did, yes, he did
My Lord spoke, he spoke to me
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Talkin' about a man from Galilee
Yes, he did, yes, he did
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart

Chorus

Well, I don't know but I've been told
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Streets of heaven are paved with gold
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Now, the Jordan River is chilly and wide
Yes, he did, yes, he did
I got a home on the other side
Yes, he did, yes, he did
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "You Can Tell The World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Can Tell The World" by Simon & Garfunkel.