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	G	Em
	I heard there was a	secret chord

	G	Em
	that David played and it	pleased the Lord,

	C	D	G
But	you don't really care for	music	do you.

	G	C	D
	It goes like this the	fourth the	fifth,

	Em	C	D
	the minor fall and the	major	lift

	D	Bm	Em
	The baffled king com	posing halle	lujah

	C	Em	C	G-D-G
Halle	luja, Hall	eluja, Halle	luja, Hal	leluja

	G	Em
Your fa	ith was strong but you n	eeded proof

	G	Em
You sa	w her bathing o	n the roof

	C	D	G
Her be	auty and the	moonlight overthr	ew ya

	G	C	D
S	he tied you to a k	itchen ch	air

	Em	C	D
S	he broke your throne, and she c	ut your h	air

	D	Bm	Em
And fr	om your lips she	drew the Hallel	ujah

	C	Em	C	G-D-G
Halle	luja, Hall	eluja, Halle	luja, Hal	leluja

	G	Em
You s	ay I took the na	me in vain

	G	Em
I d	on't even kn	ow the name

	C	D	G
But i	f I did, well	really, what's it t	o ya?

	G	D
There's a bl	aze of light in every w	ord

	Em	C	D
It do	esn't matter	which you h	eard

	D	Bm	Em
The h	oly or the	broken Halleluj	ah

	C	Em	C	G-D-G
Halle	luja, Hall	eluja, Halle	luja, Hal	leluja

	G	Em
I di	d my best, it w	asn't much

	G	Em
I co	uldn't feel, so I tri	ed to touch

	C	D	G
I've	told the truth, I	didn't come to fo	ol ya

	G	Em	D
And e	ven though it	all went wr	ong

	Em	C	D
I'll st	and before the	Lord of S	ong

	D	Bm	Em
With no	thing on my	tongue but Hallelu	jah

	G	G
Hallel	ujah, Hallelujah, Hallel	ujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah

(from Various Positions, 1984)

(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

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fooby18 (report comment to admin):

http://www.guitaretab.com/c/cohen-leonard/3736.html

the chords are often jumbled up and there is a whole line missing from one part. the verses and chorus are not separated and the whole thing is a giant mess

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marti-s (report comment to admin):

Correct lyrics are....



Baby, I've been here before. 

I know this room, I've walked this floor. 

I used to live alone before I knew you.



Yeah I've seen your flag on the marble arch,

But listen, love is not some kind of victory march,

No it's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah.



Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, (Hallelujah...)



There was a time you let me know 

What's really going on below, 

Ah but now you never show it to me, do you?



Yeah but I remember, yeah when I moved in you,

And the holy dove, she was moving too, 

Yes every single breath that we drew was Hallelujah.



Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.



Maybe there's a God above,

As for me, all I've ever seemed to learn from love 

Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you. 



Yeah but it's not a complaint that you hear tonight, 

It's not the laughter of someone who claims to have seen the light 

No it's a cold and it's a very lonely Hallelujah.



Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.



I did my best, it wasn't much. 

I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch. 

I've told the truth, I didn't come all this way to fool you.



Yeah even tough it all went wrong 

I'll stand right here before the Lord of Song

With nothing on my lips but Hallelujah.



Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

Fizz40 (report comment to admin):

I can appreciate people wanting to correct any flaws they might see in the notation of a song, but for the person who criticized this version as being a mess, my response is: LETS SEE YOU DO BETTER! I've been looking for a version of this song for a while and am grateful that this person shared with us. If it is not correct then show us the way my brother.

chrisbr (report comment to admin):

Hey



Get along ladies. Anyone who has ever covered this song has adapted and changed the lyrics to suit their own personal inturpritation. There is no wrong way to do this song. However, you missed a chord change. Smile.

Irish1 (report comment to admin):

These are Leonard Cohens lyrics. Check before making comment. The alternate is a nice version but not the original.

skidfrog (report comment to admin):

apparently there are well over 100 verses in the original original......only Leonard knows what he meant.....we can guess

Violin1111 (report comment to admin):

I would play,

 

   G                              Em

I heard there was a secret chord

       G                                 Em

that david played and it pleased the Lord, 

        C                         D                       G         Em

but you dont really care for music, do ya.



usw...

wcpom (report comment to admin):

I clicked on the Jango radio button and was surprised to hear Leonard Cohen singing completely different words. It was the words that marti-s entered. It was a live version so I don't know if it was the original.

decaturcomp (report comment to admin):

the missing chord over 'composing' is a bm

missmcghee (report comment to admin):

This version is a mess. I would scrap it and start from scratch. You're missing chord changes, chords and the lyrics are totally fumbled. The best version of this song that I've seen transcribed is here 



http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/j/jeff-buckley/120551.html  



The Jeff Buckley version. It's pretty good.