5 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G, Em
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Transpose chords:
intro:
# |C Am|C Am|
1st:
C Am
I've 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
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
Am F
The minor fall, the major lift
G Em Am
The baffled King composing Hallelujah
F Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah
F C-G-C-C
Hallelujah, hallelujah
2nd:
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
3rd:
Maybe I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
5th:
There was a time when you let me know
What's real and going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The Holy Dark was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
6th:
Maybe there's a God above
And all I ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And it's not a cry you can hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
F Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah
F C-G
Hallelujah, hallelujah
F Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah
F C-G-C
Hallelujah, hallelujah
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How can I play this verse with "the fourth the fifth" i need to play faster dduu or biting is other?
I think someone understand that(•‿•)
I think someone understand that(•‿•)
04 Feb 2023
Would have been easier to play the chords if it's appears all along the song above the lyrics. Someone doesn't know all the lyrics by mind. Even though I like it with a beginners mind and short fingers/small hands. It's quite playable like this.
13 Nov 2021
i use down 5 Half steps. It's perfect for a feminin, deep pitched voice :)
01 Jan 2020
SunnyH51028
(Albany,CA)
Strumming patter is DDUUDDUU
use E7 instead of Em sounds rly good
use E7 instead of Em sounds rly good
07 Mar 2019
Personally, I just finger pick this rather than strum so it sounds more like the actual song. I go 324142 on C chords and then because the others have a repeating note I'll just do 321123. hope this helps.
15 Jul 2018
Jessharden55
(Merrimack)
I like everything but the fact some areas don't have chords for me it's kind of annoying but other than that great song
26 May 2018
It should definitely be E7 not Em... but otherwise a great song! Thank you! :)
04 Feb 2013
Antennapedia
(Bloomington)
I'm not sure if this should be Em or E7... both seem to sound right and the E7 is an easier shift. Thoughts?
13 May 2011
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About this song: Hallelujah
This song, written by Leonard Cohen was adapted for John Cale. It differs from the original and has extra verses. In 1994, Jeff Buckley covered "the Cale version" on his Grace album. Although the John Cale performance of