5 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G, E7
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Hallelujah
Intro: C Am C Am
C Am
Well, 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
Well it goes like this
F G Am F
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
G E7 Am
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-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 ya
C F G
She tied you to her kitchen chair
Am F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
G E7 Am
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-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 ya
C F G
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Am F
And love is not a victory march
G E7 Am
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah...
C Am
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 ya?
C F G
But remember when I moved in you
Am F
And the holy dove was moving too
G E7 Am
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah...
C Am
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 ya
C F G
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
Am F
It's not somebody who's seen the light
G E7 Am
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah...
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah...
F Am F
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Am C G C
Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah...
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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