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Hallelujah

By: Leonard Cohen 1982 [1] [2]
Performed: Jeff Buckley on Live at L'Olympia
G Em G Em
I heard there was a secret chord, that David played and it pleased the Lord
C D G D
but you don't really care for music do you
G C D Em C D
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, and the major lift
D B Em
The baffled king composing hallelujah
C Em C G D G D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallel-u-jah
 
G Em G Em
Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof
C D G D
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her
G C D Em C D
She tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your throne, and she cut your hair
D B Em
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
C Em C G D G D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallel-u-jah
 
G Em G Em
You say I took the name in vain, I don't even know the name
C D G D
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
G C D Em C D
There's a blaze of light in every word, it doesn't matter which you heard
D B Em
The holy or the broken hallelujah
C Em C G D G D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallel-u-jah
 
G Em G Em
Baby I've beeen here before, I know this room, I've walked this floor
C D G D
I used to live alone before I knew you
G C D Em C D
I've seen your flag on the marble arch, but love is not a victory march
D B Em
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
C Em C G D G D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallel-u-jah
 
G Em G Em
There was a time when you let me know, whats really going on below
C D G D
but now you never show it to me do you?
G C D Em C D
I remember when I moved in you, and the holy dove was moving too
D B Em
and every breath we drew was hallelujah
C Em C G D G D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallel-u-jah
 
G Em G Em
Now maybe there's a god above, but all I ever learned from love
C D G D
is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
G C D Em C D
And it's no complaint you hear tonight , and it's not some pilgrim who's seen the light
D B Em
it's a cold and it's a lonely hallelujah
C Em C G D G D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallel-u-jah
 
G Em G Em
I did my best it wasn't much, I couldn't feel so I learned to touch
C D G D
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
G C D Em C D
And even though it all went wrong, I'll stand before the lord of song
D B Em
with nothing on my tongue but hallelujah
C Em C G D G D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallel-u-jah

Created 2009 Sep 15 20:30

This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.

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