5 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G, Em

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This is a beautiful song off Buckley's debut 1994 album "Grace." The original was by
Leonard Cohen but I transcribed this from Buckey's version. My tab is similar to the
first tab of this song but there are some changes and I've included all the lyrics.
Standard Tuning
Intro:C
Am
C
Am
C
Am
I heard there was a secret chord
C
Am
That David played and it pleased the lord
F
G
C
G
But you don't really care for music, do you?
C
F
G
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
Am
F
The minor fall and the major lift
G
Em
Am
The baffled king composing hallelujah
Chorus:
F
Am
F
C
G
C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....
C
Am
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
C
Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
F
G
C
G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew youC
F
G
She tied you to her kitchen chair
Am
F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
G
Em
Am
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
F
Am
F
C
G
C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....C
Am
Baby I've been here before
C
Am
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
F
G
C
G
I used to live alone before I knew youC
F
G
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Am
F
But love is not a victory march
G
Em
Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
F
Am
F
C
G
C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....
C
Am
Well there was a time when you let me know
C
Am
What's really going on below
F
G
C
G
But now you never show that to me do you
C
F
G
But remember when I moved in you
Am
F
And the holy dove was moving too
G
Em
Am
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
C
Am
Well, maybe there's a god above
C
Am
But all I've ever learned from love
F
G
C
G
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
C
F
G
It's not a cry that you hear at night
Am
F
It's not somebody who's seen the light
G
Em
Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
F
Am
F
C
G
C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah ....
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I cant reach the highnotes in the original key so I play the -5 instead, awesome tab!
09 Jul 2018


this is perfectly fine, i've played through it many many times, and this was the one i was using until you guys took it down for pending =[
25 Jan 2010

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