Hallelujah Uke tab by Leonard Cohen

5 Chords used in the song: G, Em, C, D, AM

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Artist: 
Year:  1984
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
G chordG                   Em chordEm
I heard there was a secret chord
G chordG Em chordEm
that David played and it pleased the Lord,
C chordC G chordG
But you don't really care for music do you.
G chordG C chordC D chordD
It goes like this the fourth the fifth,
Em chordEm C chordC D chordD
the minor fall and the major lift
DEm
The baffled king composing hallelujah
C chordC Em chordEm C chordC G chordG-D chordD-G chordG
Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja




G chordG Em chordEm
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
G chordG Em chordEm
You saw her bathing on the roof
C chordC AM chordAM G chordG
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
G chordG C chordC D chordD
She tied you To a kitchen chair
Em chordEm C chordC D chordD
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
D chordD Em chordEm
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
C chordC Em chordEm C chordC G chordG-D chordD-G chordG
Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja




G chordG Em chordEm
You say I took the name in vain
G chordG Em chordEm
I don't even know the name
C chordC AM chordAM G chordG
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
G chordG C chordC D chordD
There's a blaze of light In every word
Em chordEm C chordC D chordD
It doesn't matter which you heard
D chordD Em chordEm
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
C chordC Em chordEm C chordC G chordG-D chordD-G chordG
Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja



G chordG Em chordEm
I did my best, it wasn't much
G chordG Em chordEm
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
C chordC AM chordAM G chordG
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
G chordG C chordC D chordD
And even though It all went wrong
Em chordEm C chordC D chordD
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
D chordD Em chordEm
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah


C chordC Em chordEm C chordC G chordG-D chordD-G chordG
Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja

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About this song: Hallelujah

"Hallelujah" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions. A live recording of the song from 1988, containing additional lyrics, appears on the 1994 album, Cohen Live. While Suzanne is his most covered work to date, "Hallelujah" has experienced great popularity more recently, and has now been recorded more than 170 times for release and has been featured in the soundtracks of numerous movies and television shows.

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