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Hallelujah

by Alexandra Burke

Written by: Leonard Cohen

HALLELUJAH Leonard Cohen Alexandra Burke G Em G Em 6/4 | / / / / / / | / / / / / ~ ^I | G Em G Em ||: heard ^there was ^a se^cret^chord dd ^that | Dav ^id played and=it pleased ^the Lord d | ||: faith ^was strong but=you need^ed^proof ff ^You | saw ^her bath ^ing on ^the roof ^Her | C G D | But^you^dont t^real^ly care ^for ^mu sic | / ^do you u u / / Well=it | | bea^u^ty y^and^the moon ^light ov ^er | threw ^you uu u ~ / / ^She | G C D Em C | goes ^like this ^the fourth ^the fifth ^the | mi^nor^fall l^and^the ma^jor^li=f tt ^The | | tied ^you to ^her kitch ^en chair ^She | broke^your^throne e^and^she cut^your^ha=i rr ^And | D B Em | baf ^fled king ^com pos ^ing Ha^l^le | ^lu jah hh h / ~ Hal ^le | | from ^your lips ^she drew ^the Ha^l^le | ^lu jah hh h / ~ Hal ^le | C Em C | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | G D G Em G Em 1. | lu u u^u^u uu uu uu | jah hh hh / / / | / / / / ~ / ^Your :|| G D G D G Em G Em G Em E 2. | lu u u^u^u uu uu uu | jah hh hh / / / | / / / / / / | / / / / / / | / / / / ~ / ~ | A F#m A F#m | May ^be theres ^a God^a^bove ee ^but | all ^Ive ev ^er learned ^of love ^was | D A E | How ^to shoot ^some ^bo dy y^who^out | drew w you u uu u / ^Its | A D E F#m D | not ^a cry that=you hear^at^night tt ^its | not^some^one ee ^who's seen^the^li=gh t ~ Its^a | E C#7 F#m | cold d and^its^a ^bro ken n^Hal^le | l^u^u jah h h^h^h Hal ^le | D F#m D | ^lu jah hh h / ~ Ha^l^le | l^u^jah hh h / ~ Hal ^le | lu u jah h / ~ Hal ^le | A D F#m | lu u u^u^u jah h Hal ^le | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | D A E A F#m A F#m | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | lu u u^u^u uu uu uu | jah hh hh hh hh h~ | / / / / ~ Hal ^le | D F#m E A | lu u jah h hh ~ Hal ^le | lu u u^u^u uu u u uu | jah hh hh @ hh h / ~ ||

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Hallelujah is performed by Alexandra Burke and written by Leonard Cohen. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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