Verse 1: 
      G                                  D                 G 
While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, 
    G                 Em            A7           D   (D7) 
Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light. 
 
Chorus: 
G                           D                  G     D 
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; 
G                 Em            C     D         G 
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. 
 
Verse 2: 
    G                                  D             G 
The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth, 
     G             Em          A7                   D    (D7) 
Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth. 
 
Chorus 
Chorus (Key change) 
A                           E                  D      E 
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; 
A                 F#m7           D     E        A 
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. 
 
Verse 3: 
     A                     E                 A 
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born 
    A                F#m7           B                 E 
And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn! 
 
Chorus 
 
Ending 
     D      E        A 
That Jesus Christ is born, 
     D      E        A 
That Jesus Christ is born.