Standard (EADGBE)
The other day I met a girl named Joy
She said come here, I'm gonna make you my joy boy
Things went good and things went bad
Now every time I think of Joy It makes me sad, aaaaah
Joy to the world was a beautiful girl but to me Joy meant only sorrow
Now if you haven't got an answer then you haven't got a question
And if you never had a question then you'd never have a problem
But if you never had a problem, everyone would be happy
But if everyone was happy there'd never be a love song
Joy to the world was a beautiful girl but to me Joy meant only sorrow
Oh, Joy to the world was a beautiful girl but to me Joy meant only sorrow
Note: based on the version from the BBC concert, not the Son of Schmilsson version