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Hallelujah

The song Hallelujah, written by Leonard Cohen, did not initially achieve significant commercial success. It was released on the album Various Positions in 1984. The song gained recognition and popularity over the years, covered by numerous artists in various settings, making it one of the most recognized songs of the 20th century. The lyrics cover themes of love, sex, religion, and doubt. Cohens creative process for Hallelujah was extensive, with ... him writing around 80 draft verses. See more [+]

Key: C

Introduction:

     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         G 
The minor fall, the major lift
           G/B                         E                 Am 
The baffled king Composing Hallelujah
             F                     Am 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
             F                     C  G  C  G 
Hallelujah, Hallelu--jah
             C                                                 Am 
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 you
           C                         F               G 
She tied you to a kitchen chair
           Am                                             F               G 
She broke your throne And she cut your hair
             G/B                               E                   Am 
And from your lips She drew the Hallelujah
             F                     Am 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
             F                     C  G  C  G 
Hallelujah, Hallelu--jah
   C                             Am 
Maybe I've been here before
         C                                   Am 
I know this room I've walked this floor
     F                           G                           C           G 
I used to live alone Before I knew you
             C                                         F         G 
I've seen your flag On the marble arch
   Am                       F             G 
Love is not a victory march
                 G/B                           E               Am 
It's a cold and It's a broken Hallelujah
             F                     Am 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
             F                     C  G  C  G 
Hallelujah, Hallelu--jah
     C                                     Am 
There was a time You let me know
     C                                 Am 
What's really going on below
           F                           G                         C           G 
But now you never show It to me, do you?
       C                             F       G 
I remember when I moved in, you
             Am                       F           G 
Your holy dark Was moving too
             G/B                         E                   Am 
And every breath we drew Was Hallelujah
             F                     Am 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
             F                     C  G  C  G 
Hallelujah, Hallelu--jah
   C                             Am 
Maybe there's a God above
         C                     Am 
And all I ever Learned from love
           F                             G                             C           G 
Was how to shoot At someone Who outdrew you
                           C                   F             G 
It's not a cry You can hear at night
                     Am                       F               G 
It's not somebody Who's seen the light
                 G/B                           E               Am 
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, Hallelu--jah

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