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Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen
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 Now I've  heard there was  a secret chord
 That David  played and it pleased  the Lord
 But you  don't really care  for music, do  you?
 It goes  like this, the fourth,  the fifth,
 The minor  fall, the major  lift,
 The baffled  king composing,  Hallelujah.
 Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,
 Hallelu - jah.
 Your faith  was strong but you 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,
 Hallelu - jah.
 You say  I took the name  in vain,
 Though I  don't even know  the name,
 But if  I did, well really,  what's it to  you?
 There's a blaze  of light in every word,
 It doesn't  matter which  you heard:
 The holy  or the broken  Hallelujah.
 Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,
 Hallelu - jah.
 I did  my best, it wasn't  much,
 I couldn't  feel so I tried  to touch.
 I've told  the truth, I didn't  come to fool  you.
 And even  though it all  went wrong
 I'll stand  before the Lord  of Song
 With nothing  on my tongue  but Hallelujah.
 Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,
 Hallelu - jah.
 Enjoy!
 ~oundj~

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Readable chord sheet for Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

[C]  [Am]  [C]  [Am]

Now I'[C]ve heard there was[Am] a secret chord
That [C]David played and it [Am]pleased the Lord
But [F]you don't really [G]care for music, [C]do you?  [G]
It [C]goes like this, the [F]fourth, the [G]fifth,
The [Am]minor fall, the [F]major lift,
The [G]baffled king comp[E]osing, Halle[F]lujah.

Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Halle[F]lujah,
Halle[C]lu [G]- [C]jah.  [G]

Your [C]faith was strong but you [Am]needed proof,
You [C]saw her bathing [Am]on the roof:
Her [F]beauty and the [G]moonlight overthr[C]ew you.  [G]
She [C]tied you to a [F]kitchen [G]chair,
She [Am]broke your throne, and she [F]cut your hair,
And [G]from your lips she [E]drew the Halle[Am]lujah.

Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Halle[F]lujah,
Halle[C]lu [G]- [C]jah.  [G]

You [C]say I took the [Am]name in vain,
Though [C]I don't even [Am]know the name,
But [F]if I did, well [G]really, what's it [C]to you?  [G]
There's a [C]blaze of light in [F]every [G]word,
It [Am]doesn't matter [F]which you heard:
The [G]holy or the [E]broken Halle[F]lujah.

Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Halle[F]lujah,
Halle[C]lu [G]- [C]jah.  [G]

I [C]did my best, it [Am]wasn't much,
I [C]couldn't feel so I [Am]tried to touch.
I've [F]told the truth, I [G]didn't come to [C]fool you.  [G]
And [C]even though it [F]all went [G]wrong
I'll [Am]stand before the [F]Lord of Song
With [G]nothing on my [E]tongue but Halle[F]lujah.

Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah, Halle[F]lujah,
Halle[C]lu [G]- [C]jah.  [G]

Enjoy!
~oundj~

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