We Sing Hallelujah — Richard & Linda Thompson
Chords and lyrics for We Sing Hallelujah by Richard & Linda Thompson (key of A).
Intro
[A] [E] [A] [Asus4] [E]
Verse 1
A [A]man is like a [E]rusty wheel
[A]On a rusty [E]cart
He [A]sings [E/G#]his [F#m]song as he [D]rattles [E]along
And [D]then he [E]falls [A]apart
Chorus
And [A]we'll sing [E]hallelujah
At the [A]turning of the [E]year
And we [A]work [E/G#]all [F#m]day in the [D]old-fashioned [E]way
'Til the [D]shining [E]star [A]appears
Verse 2
A [A]man is like a [E]briar
He [A]covers himself with [E]thorns
He [A]laughs [E/G#]like a [F#m]clown when his [D]fortune's [E]down
And his [D]clothes are [E]ragged and [A]torn
Chorus
And [A]we'll sing [E]hallelujah
At the [A]turning of the [E]year
And we [A]work [E/G#]all [F#m]day in the [D]old-fashioned [E]way
'Til the [D]shining [E]star [A]appears
Verse 3
A [A]man is like a [E]three string fiddle
[A]Hanging up on the [E]wall
He [A]plays [E/G#]when [F#m]somebody [D]scrapes on the [E]bow
Or [D]he can't [E]play at [A]all
Chorus
And [A]we'll sing [E]hallelujah
At the [A]turning of the [E]year
And we [A]work [E/G#]all [F#m]day in the [D]old-fashioned [E]way
'Til the [D]shining [E]star [A]appears
Verse 4
A [A]man is like his [E]father
[A]Wishes he never was [E]born
He [A]longs [E/G#]for the [F#m]time when the [D]clock will [E]chime
And he's [D]dead [E]forever [A]more
Chorus
And [A]we'll sing [E]hallelujah
At the [A]turning of the [E]year
And we [A]work [E/G#]all [F#m]day in the [D]old-fashioned [E]way
'Til the [D]shining [E]star [A]appears
Chorus
And [A]we'll sing [E]hallelujah
At the [A]turning of the [E]year
And we [A]work [E/G#]all [F#m]day in the [D]old-fashioned [E]way
'Til the [D]shining [E]star [A]appears
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