Hallelujah Uke tab by Leonard Cohen

6 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G, E7, A

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Artist: Leonard Cohen

Album: Various Positions

Year: 1984

Difficulty:

2.83

(Beginner)

Key: AmChords and Tablature

INTRO:

  C     Am    C     Am
A|---3-----0-----3-----0--|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0|
G|0-----2-----0-----2-----|

                                   VERSE 1:

     C                Am
I've heard there was a secret chord
   A|-------3-----------------0-----|
   E|0----0----0------0-----0---0---|
   C|---0---------0------0--------0-|
   G|0----------------2-------------|

     C                    Am
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
   A|---------3----------------------0------|
   E|0-----0-----0--------0------0------0---|
   C|---0-----------0--------0-------------0|
   G|0--------------------2-----------------|
  
     F                G               C         G   
But you don't really care for music, do you? 
   A|-------0----------------2------------3---------2---|
   E|1---1-----1-----3----3-----3----0---0-0---3---3-3--|
   C|--0----------0-----2----------2---0-----0---2-----2|
   G|2---------------0---------------0---------0--------|
   

   C
It goes like this
  A|------3------|
  E|0---0---0----|
  C|--0-------0--|
  G|0------------|

    F           G
# The fourth, The fifth
  A|-------0---------2-----|
  E|1----------3---3---3---|
  C|----0--------2-------2-|
  G|2----------0-----------|
  
    Am             F
The minor fall, the major lift
  A|-------0-----------------0-------|
  E|0----0---0-----1------1-----1----|
  C|--0--------0-------0-----------0-|
  G|2--------------2-----------------|

    G            E7        Am
The baffled King composing Hallelujah
  A|------2------------2----------0------|
  E|3---3---3----0---0---0--0---0---0----|
  C|--2-------2----2------2---0--------0-|
  G|0------------1----------2------------|


                                    CHORUS:

    F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

   Am
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|0---0---0---0---0---0---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

    F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|
   
    C     G     C     Am    C     Am
Hallelujah
  A|---3-----2-----3-----0-----3-----0---|
  E|0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
  C|-0---0-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
  G|0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2------|
   
   
                                 VERSE 2:

     C                        Am 
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
   A|-----------3---------------------0-----|
   E|0-------0-------0--------0-----0---0---|
   C|----0----------------0------0--------0-|
   G|0------------------------2-------------|
    
     C              Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
   A|-------3--------------0-----|
   E|0----0---0-----0----0---0---|
   C|--0---------0-----0-------0-|
   G|0--------------2------------|
    
     F             G              C          G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
   A|------0--------------2------------3-----------2-----|
   E|1---1---1-----3----3---3----0---0---0---3---3---3---|
   C|--0--------0-----2--------2---0-------0---2-------2-|
   G|2-------------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
     
     C             F       G
She tied you to a kitchen chair
   A|------3-----------0--------2-----|
   E|0---0---0----1-------3---3---3---|
   C|--0-------0-----0------2-------2-|
   G|0------------2-------0-----------|

    Am                        F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
  A|-------------0---------------------0-------|
  E|0--------0--------0-------1-----1-----1----|
  C|----0----------------0-------0-----------0-|
  G|2-------------------------2----------------|
    
    G                  E7             Am          
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
  A|----------2-----------------2------------0-----|
  E|3-----3-------3----0-----0----0---0----0---0---|
  C|---2-------------2----2---------2----0-------0-|
  G|0------------------1--------------2------------|


                              CHORUS:

   F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

   Am
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|0---0---0---0---0---0---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

    F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|
   
    C     G     C     Am    C     Am
Hallelujah
  A|---3-----2-----3-----0-----3-----0---|
  E|0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
  C|-0---0-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
  G|0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2------|
   

                              VERSE 3:


  C            Am
Baby I've been here before
A|------3---------------0-------|
E|0---0---0----0-----0-----0----|
C|--0-------0-----0-----------0-|
G|0------------2----------------|

   C                  Am
I know this room, I've walked this floor
 A|---------3----------------------0--------|
 E|0---0-------0-------0------0--------0----|
 C|--0------------0--------0--------------0-|
 G|0-------------------2--------------------|

   F           G              C           G
I used to live alone before I knew you
 A|------0-------------2------------3-----------2-----|
 E|1---1---1---3----3-----3---0---0---0---3---3---3---|
 C|--0-------0---2----------2---0-------0---2-------2-|
 G|2-----------0--------------0-----------0-----------|

     C                     F      G
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
    A|---------3----------------0-------2-----|
    E|0------0------0------1------3---3---3---|
    C|----0-------------0-----0-----2-------2-|
    G|0--------------------2------0-----------| 

   Am            F 
Love Is not a victory march  
 A|------0--------------0-------|
 E|0---0---0----1----1-----1----|
 C|--0--------0----0----------0-|
 G|2------------2---------------|

       G               E7           Am
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
      A|--------2-------------2------------0-----|
      E|3----3-----3---0---0-----0---0---0---0---|
      C|--2----------2---2---------2---0-------0-|
      G|0--------------1-------------2-----------|
  
      
                                       CHORUS:
   F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

   Am
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|0---0---0---0---0---0---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

    F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|
   
    C     G     C     Am    C     Am
Hallelujah
  A|---3-----2-----3-----0-----3-----0---|
  E|0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
  C|-0---0-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
  G|0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2------|


                                      VERSE 4:

      C                  Am          
There was a time when you let me know
    A|------3--------------------0-------|
    E|0---0------0--------0---0-----0----|
    C|--0-------------0-----0----------0-|
    G|0-------------------2--------------|
      
       C           Am
What's really going on below
     A|------3-------------0------|
     E|0---0---0----0---0-----0---|
     C|--0-------0----0---------0-|
     G|0------------2-------------|
   
     F            G              C           G                
But now you never show it to me, do you?
   A|------0--------------2------------3-----------2-----|
   E|1---1---1----3-----3---3----0---0---0---3---3---3---|
   C|--0--------0----2--------2----0-------0---2-------2-|
   G|2------------0--------------0-----------0-----------|

     C              F       G
And remember when I moved in you
   A|--------3-----------0---------2-----|
   E|0----0-----0---1-------3----3---3---|
   C|--0----------0----0-------2-------2-|
   G|0--------------2-------0------------|
 
    Am            F 
The holy dove was moving too
   A|----0---------------0------|
   E|0-0---0------1----1---1----|
   C|-0-------0------0--------0-|
   G|2------------2-------------|
    
     G             E7             Am
And every breath we drew was Halleljah
   A|-----2------------------2-----------0-----|
   E|3--3----3------0-----0----0---0---0---0---|
   C|--2---------2-----2---------2---0-------0-|
   G|0--------------1--------------2-----------|
   

                                       CHORUS:

   F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

   Am
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|0---0---0---0---0---0---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

    F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|
   
    C     G     C     Am    C     Am
Hallelujah
  A|---3-----2-----3-----0-----3-----0---|
  E|0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
  C|-0---0-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
  G|0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2------|


                                       VERSE 5:

  C            Am
Maybe there's a God above
A|--------3-----------0-----|
E|0-----0---0---0---0---0---|
C|---0--------0---0-------0-|
G|0-------------2-----------|

    C            Am
But all I've ever learned from love
  A|---------3-----------------0------|
  E|0---0------0--0-------0-------0---|
  C|--0---------0----0--------------0-|
  G|0-------------2-------------------|

      F               G              C           G
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
    A|-------0---------------2-------------3-----------2-----|
    E|1---1-----1-----3---3-----3----0---0---0---3---3---3---|
    C|--0----------0----2----------2---0-------0---2-------2-|
    G|2---------------0--------------0-----------0-----------|
     
       C                 F       G
It's not a cry you can hear at night
     A|------3---------------0---------2-----|
     E|0---0-----0-------1-------3---3---3---|
     C|--0-----------0-----0-------2-------2-|
     G|0-----------------2-------0-----------|

     Am                 F 
It's not somebody who's seen the light
   A|-------0-------------------0-------|
   E|0---0-----0--------1----1-----1----|
   C|--0-----------0------0-----------0-|
   G|2------------------2---------------|

       G              E7           AmIt's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah 
     A|---------2-------------2-----------0-----|
     E|3----3------3---0----0---0---0---0---0---|
     C|--2-----------2----2-------2---0-------0-|
     G|0---------------1------------2-----------|


                                        CHORUS:
  F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

   Am
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|0---0---0---0---0---0---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|

    F
Hallelujah
  A|------0-----------0-----|
  E|1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  C|--0-------0---0-------0-|
  G|2-----------2-----------|
   
 
    C     G     C     Am    C    Am     C    Am     C    
Hallelujah
  A|---3-----2-----3-----0-----3-----0-----3-----0-----3-----3|
  E|0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0|
  C|-0---0-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0|
  G|0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0|
  
                                
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This is a really nice and easy version of this song. The tab is perfectly done!! Thanks!

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About this song: Hallelujah

"Hallelujah" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions. A live recording of the song from 1988, containing additional lyrics, appears on the 1994 album, Cohen Live. While Suzanne is his most covered work to date, "Hallelujah" has experienced great popularity more recently, and has now been recorded more than 170 times for release and has been featured in the soundtracks of numerous movies and television shows.

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