Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen

Chords and lyrics for Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (key of G).

Verse 1

Now I've [G]heard there was a [Em]secret chord
That [G]David played, and it [Em]pleased the Lord
But [C]you don't really [D]care for music, do [G]you?[D]
It [G]goes like this the [C]fourth, the [D]fifth
The [Em]minor fall, the [C]major lift
The [D]baffled king [B7]composing [Em]Hallelujah
[C]Hallelujah, [Em]Hallelujah, [C]Hallelujah, [G][D][G]Hallelu-u-jah[D]

Verse 2

Your [G]faith was strong, but you [Em]needed proof
You [G]saw her bathing [Em]on the roof
Her [C]beauty and the [D]moonlight [G]overthrew ya[D]
She [G]tied you to a [C]kitchen [D]chair
She [Em]broke your throne, and she [C]cut your hair
And [D]from your lips she [B7]drew the [Em]Hallelujah
[C]Hallelujah, [Em]Hallelujah, [C]Hallelujah, [G][D][G]Hallelu-u-jah[D]

Verse 3

You [G]say I took the [Em]name in vain
[G]I don't even [Em]know the name
But [C]if I did, well [D]really, what's it [G]to ya?[D]
There's a [G]blaze of light in [C]every [D]word
It [Em]doesn't matter [C]which you heard
The [D]holy or the [B7]broken [Em]Hallelujah
[C]Hallelujah, [Em]Hallelujah, [C]Hallelujah, [G][D][G]Hallelu-u-jah[D]

Verse 4

I [G]did my best, it [Em]wasn't much
I [G]couldn't feel, so I [Em]tried to touch
I've [C]told the truth, I [D]didn't come to fool [G]ya[D]
And [G]even though it [C]all went [D]wrong
I'll [Em]stand before the [C]Lord of Song
With [D]nothing on my [B7]tongue but [Em]Hallelujah

Outro

[C]Hallelujah, [Em]Hallelujah, [C]Hallelujah, [G][D]Hallelujah
[C]Hallelujah, [Em]Hallelujah, [C]Hallelujah, [G][D]Hallelujah
[C]Hallelujah, [Em]Hallelujah, [C]Hallelujah, [G][D]Hallelujah
[C]Hallelujah, [Em]Hallelujah, [C]Hallelujah, [G][D][G]Hallelujah
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[G] [Em] [C] [D] [B7]
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