Hallelujah was written by Leonard Cohen and originally released on his Various Positions album in 1984. The song has been subject to various interpretations and has numerous cover versions, with Jeff Buckleys perhaps being the most famous. Cohen wrote numerous verses for Hallelujah, from which different performers select differently for their recordings or performances. The song blends religious themes with personal longing and features a memorab ... See more [+] le melody that has contributed to its enduring popularity.
Key: G
GEm Now I've heard there was a secret chord GEm That David played, and it pleased the Lord CDGD But you don't really care for music, do you? GCD It goes like this the fourth, the fifth EmC The minor fall, the major lift DB7Em The baffled king composing Hallelujah CEmCGDGD Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
GEm Your faith was strong, but you needed proof GEm You saw her bathing on the roof CDGD Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya GCD She tied you to a kitchen chair EmC She broke your throne, and she cut your hair DB7Em And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah CEmCGDGD Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
GEm You say I took the name in vain GEm I don't even know the name CDGD But if I did, well really, what's it to ya? GCD There's a blaze of light in every word EmC It doesn't matter which you heard DB7Em The holy or the broken Hallelujah CEmCGDGD Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
GEm I did my best, it wasn't much GEm I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch CDGD I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya GCD And even though it all went wrong EmC I'll stand before the Lord of Song DB7Em With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah