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Hallelujah

[Verse 1]
I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

[Verse 2]
Well your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
Well she tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and cut your hair
And from your lips she drew Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

[Verse 3]
Baby I’ve been here before
I’ve seen this room, and I’ve walked the floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
But I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
Our love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

[Verse 4]
Maybe there’s a God above
But all I ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
It’s not a cry that you hear at night
It’s not some one who’s seen the light
it’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah


  • Pitch: k.d. lang does this in E (capo 4), Buckley in C or C# (capo 1)
  • Recording:
  • Chords: Jeff Buckley’s version on Ultimate Guitar
  • Credits: Leonard Cohen
  • Notes: It’s tough to pick one song from the legion of amazing Canadian songwriters. But this song made the cut for k. d. lang’s collection of Canadian music in Hymns of the 49th Parallel, and Hillary Clinton ( as played by Kate McKinnon) sang this on Saturday Night Live after her electoral defeat in 2016. Please join in the chorus - the words are just: Hallelujah
    • These are k. d. lang’s lyrics