Hallelujah
John CaleVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
X2
I heard there was a secret chord
that David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music do ya
It goes like this the fourth the fifth
the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Her faith was strong but she needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and 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
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 lodge
and love is not a victory march
It's acold and it's abroken hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time, you let me know
what's really going on below
But now you never showed it to me do ya
I remember when I moved in you
and the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
And maybe there's a God above
And all I ever learned from love
is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And it's not the cry that you hear tonight
and it's not somebody who's seen the light
It's acold and it's abroken hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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Readable chord sheet for Hallelujah by John Cale
[C] [C/B] [Am] X2 I h[C]eard there was[C/B] a s[Am]ecret chord that Da[C]vid played [C/B]and [Am]it pleased the Lord But y[F]ou don't really c[G]are for music d[C]o [G]ya It go[C]es like this the fo[F]urth the fi[E]fth the mi[Am]nor fall and the ma[F]jor lift The baff[G]led king comp[E]osing halle[Am]lujah Halle[F]lujah, Hall[Am]elujah, Halle[F]lujah, Hallel[C]uj[G]ah [C] [G] Her fa[C]ith was strong [C/B]but [Am]she needed proof You s[C]aw her bath[C/B]ing [Am]on the roof Her be[F]auty and the mo[G]onlight overt[C]hrew you [G] She ti[C]ed you to a ki[F]tchen ch[E]air She b[Am]roke your throne and she [F]cut your hair And f[G]rom your lips she d[E]rew the halle[Am]lujah Hallel[F]ujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Halle[F]lujah, Hallel[C]uj[G]ah [C] [G] [C]Maybe i've be[C/B]en h[Am]ere before I kno[C]w this room, I[C/B]'ve [Am]walked this floor I use[F]d to live al[G]one before I kn[C]ew you [G] I've s[C]een your flag on the ma[F]rble lo[E]dge and l[Am]ove is not a vi[F]ctory march It's ac[G]old and it's abr[E]oken hall[Am]elujah Hallel[F]ujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Hallel[F]ujah, Hallel[C]uj[G]ah [C] [G] There w[C]as a time, [C/B]you [Am]let me know what's re[C]ally go[C/B]ing [Am]on below But n[F]ow you never sh[G]owed it to me [C]do ya[G] I rem[C]ember when I mo[F]ved in y[E]ou and the h[Am]oly dove was mov[F]ing too And e[G]very breath we d[E]rew was halle[Am]lujah Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Halle[F]lujah, Halle[C]lu[G]jah [C] [G] And m[C]aybe there's[C/B] a G[Am]od above And a[C]ll I e[C/B]ver [Am]learned from love is h[F]ow to shoot at s[G]omeone who outd[C]rew you [G] And it's n[C]ot the cry that you h[F]ear to[E]night and it's n[Am]ot somebody who's s[F]een the light It's ac[G]old and it's abr[E]oken halle[Am]lujah Hallel[F]ujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Hallel[F]ujah, Halle[Am]lujah Hallel[F]ujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Hallel[F]ujah, Halle[C]lu[G]jah [C]