Key of C here.  Key of G below.

[Chorus]
C                           G                  C G  F   C
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
C                                      G7       C
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 1]
C                                  G                C
While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night,
C                                 D            G    G7
Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light.
 
 
[Chorus]
C                           G                  C G  F   C
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
C                                      G7       C
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 2]
C                                  G             C
The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth,
C                         D                    G
Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth.
 
 
[Chorus]
C                           G                  C G  F   C
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
C                                      G7       C
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 3]
C                     G                 C
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born
C                               D                 G
And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn!
 
 
[Chorus]
C                           G                  C G  F   C
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
C                                      G7       C
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 4]
C                     G                  C
I was a lonely seeker I saw both night and day;
C                               D                 G
And I asked the Lord to help me and he showed me the way!
 
 
[Chorus]
C                           G                  C G  F   C
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
C                                      G7       C
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 5]
C                     G           C
He made me a watchman up on the city wall;
C                     D               G
And if I am a Christian I am the least of all!
 
 
[Chorus]
C                           G                  C G  F   C
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
C                                      G7       C
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
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[Chorus]
G                           D                  G D  C   G
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
G                                      D7       G
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 1]
      G                                  D                G
While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night,
  G                                 A            D    D7
Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light.
 
 
[Chorus]
G                           D                  G D  C   G
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
G                                      D7       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                         A                    D
Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth.
 
 
[Chorus]
G                           D                  G D  C   G
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
G                                      D7       G
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 3]
     G                     D                 G
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born
    G                               A                 D
And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn!
 
 
[Chorus]
G                           D                  G D  C   G
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
G                                      D7       G
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 4]
  G                     D                  G
I was a lonely seeker I saw both night and day;
    G                               A                 D
And I asked the Lord to help me and he showed me the way!
 
 
[Chorus]
G                           D                  G D  C   G
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
G                                      D7       G
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
 
 
[Verse 5]
   G                     D           G
He made me a watchman up on the city wall;
    G                     A               D
And if I am a Christian I am the least of all!
 
 
[Chorus]
G                           D                  G D  C   G
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
G                                      D7       G
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
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