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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, January, 2014 By Leonard Cohen

Hallelujah
Bass Progression: Key of : C
C - A - min F - G - E
Chords: C (C-e-g) Amin (A-c-e) F (F-a-c) G (G-b-d) E (E-g#-b)
Right Hand (Melody)
E ↑ G G G - G A A A – ↓E ↑ G G G - G G A A A – G A A - A A A G -
I've heard there was a sec-ret chord That Dav -id played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't real-ly care for

GF G G – ↓E F G G G - G A A B - B C C C C C C D – C D D D -
mu-sic, do you? Well it goes like this The fourth, the fifth The min-or fall, the maj-or lift The baf-fled king
(Chorus)
DEE E - D D C – E↑ G - A A – A G -↓E E – E↑G - A A – A G -↑ E
com-pos-ing Hal - le - lu - jah Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu -

FE D- C –
oo-oo - oo - jah,

Hands Together (Introduction)

RH: - (e-g-C) –
(e-A-c) – (e-g-C) – (f-G-b) –
LH: C – CBA – AB C – ↓E F G –

RH: E↑ G G G - G A A A – ↓E ↑G G G - G G A A A – G A A - A A A G
I've heard there was a sec-ret chord That Dav -id played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't real-ly care for
LH: – (C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↑(C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↓(F-c) – (G-d) –
RH: G F GG – ↓E F G GG - G A A B - B CCC C C C D –
mu-sic, do you? Well it goes like this The fourth, the fifth The min-or fall, the maj-or lift

LH: – C – ↓E F G – C – ↓ F G – A – ↓ F –
Chorus
RH: CD D D -D E E E - D D C – E↑ G - A A – A G -↓E E –
The baf-fled king com-pos-ing Hal - le - lu - jah Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah,

LH: – G – #
↓(E-g -b) – A – ↑ C ↑E – ↓(F-c) –/ – ↑(A-c) – /

RH: E↑G -AA – AG -↑ E F E D - C –

Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - oo-oo - oo - jah,
LH: – ↓(F-c) –// – ↑(C-g) – (b-f-G) – (C-e-g) –

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2nd Verse
RH: E↑ G G G - G G A A A – ↓ E ↑G G G - G A A A – G A A - A A A G
Your faith was strong but you need-ed proof You saw her bath - ing on the roof Her beau-ty and the moon-light
LH: – (C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↑(C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↓(F-c) – (G-d) –
RH: G F GG – ↓E ↑ G GG - G A A B - B C C C CC C C D–
ov-er-threw you She tied you to a kitch-en chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair

LH: – C – ↓E F G – C – ↓ F G – A – ↓ F –
Chorus
RH: CD D D -D E E E - D D C – E↑ G - A A – A G -↓E E –
And from your lips she drew the Hal - le lu - jah Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah,

LH: – G – #
↓(E-g -b) – A – ↑ C ↑E – ↓(F-c) –/ – ↑(A-c) – /

RH: E↑G -AA – AG -↑ E F E D - C –

Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - oo-oo - oo - jah,
LH: – ↓(F-c) –// – ↑(C-g) – (b-f-G) – (C-e-g) –
3rd Verse
RH: E↑ G G - G G A A A – ↓E E ↑ G - G G G G A A A – G A A A A A G -
Now, May-be there's a God a - bove As for me, all I ev - er learned from love Was how to shoot at some-one
LH: – (C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↑(C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↓(F-c) – (G-d) –
RH: G F GG – ↓E F G GG - G G A A B - B C C C C C C C
who out-drew you But it's not a cry that you hear to-night, It's not some Pil-grim who claims to

LH: – C – ↓E F G – C – ↓ F G – A –
Chorus
RH: C C C D -DCDDDDDDEE E -DD C – E↑ G - A A–
have seen the light It's a cold and it's a ve-ry brok-en Hal - le - lu - jah Hal - le - lu - jah,

LH: ↓F – G – ↓(E-g
#
-b) – A – ↑C ↑E – ↓(F-c) –/ –

RH: A G - ↓ E E – E ↑G - A A – AG -↑ E F E D - C –
Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - oo-oo - oo - jah,
LH: – ↑(A-c) – / – ↓(F-c) –// – ↑(C-g) – (b-f-G) – (C-e-g) –
Instrumental Interlude
RH: E F↑ G G - G G A A A –↓E↑G G -↑C B A A A – A G A A - A ↑ C ↓A G
LH: – (C-e-g) – (c-e-A) – (C-e-g) – ( c-e-A) – (c-F-a) – (d-G-b)
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RH: G F GG (d-f-G) – ↓E F G G - G A A B - B C C – C B
–
LH: – (C-e-g) -↓E F G – C ↑G – ↓F ↑C G ↑ D – A ↑ E –
Chorus
RH: C - C D -DCD D-DE E - ↑E D D C ~ (g-A-c) – ↓E↑ G - A
(Optional Singers entry) Hal - le - lu -

LH: ↓F↑C↑F – G ↑D ↑G – ↓E ↑G ↑B ↑ E –
#
A ↑E ↑ A – ↓ F
RH: – A – AG - ↓E E – E ↑G -A A –
jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah,

LH: ↑C↑F – ↑(c-F-a) – A

↓ ↑ E ↑A – (c-e-A) – F
↓ ↑C ↑F – ↑(c-F-a) –

RH: A G - ↑E FE D - C – ~ (e-g-C) –
Hal - le - lu - oo-oo - oo - jah,

LH: – C ↑G ↑C – G ↑ B ↑D ↑ G – C ↑ E ↑G ↑ C –
4th Verse
RH: E↑ G G - G G A A A – ↓E ↑G G G - G G A A A – G A A A A A-
Oh Peo- ple, I’ve been here be-fore I know this room, and I've walked this floor (You see) I used to live a - lone
LH: – (C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↑(C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↓(F-c) – (G-d)

RH: G G F GG – ↓E E ↑G G G -GGAAB-BCCCC C CCC

be-fore I knew you And I've seen your flag on the mar-ble arch AndLove is not some kind of vic-tory

LH: – C – ↓E F G – C – ↓ F G – A – ↓ F –
Chorus
RH: D -DCDDDDDDEE E -DD C – E↑ G - A A – AG -
march It's a cold and it's a ve - ry brok-en Hal - le - lu - jah Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le -

LH: – G – ↓(E-g
#
-b) – A – ↑C ↑E – ↓(F-c) – / –

RH: ↓ EE – E ↑G -AA – AG -↑ E - FE D - C–
lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - oo-oo - oo - jah,

LH: ↑(A-c) – / – ↓(F-c) –// – ↑ C ↑ E ↑G – ↓ G↑B↑D↑G – (C-e-g) –

5th Verse
RH: E E F G - G A A A – G - G G G G A ↓E E – ↑A A - A A A A A -
There was a time you let me know What's real-ly go -ing on be - low But now now you never show
LH: – (C-e) –↓(A-c) – ↑(C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↓(F-c) – (G-d)

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RH: G G F GG – (d-f-G) - ↓E E F G G G -GAAB-BBCCC CC

it to me, do you? And I re -mem-ber when I moved in you? And the Ho - ly Dove she was

LH: – C – ↓E F G – C – ↓ F G – A –
Chorus
RH: CCD-CDDDD D DDEEE -EFE – E↑ G - A A –
mov-ing too And ev -ery sin-gle breath that we drew was Hal - le - lu - jah Hal - le - lu - jah,

LH: ↓F – G – #
↓(E-g -b) – A – ↑C ↑E – ↓(F-c) – / –

RH: A G - ↓E E – E ↑G -AA – AG -↑ E - FE D - C–
Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - oo-oo - oo - jah,

LH: – ↑(A-c) – / ↓(F-c) –// – ↑ C ↑E ↑G – ↓ G↑B↑D↑G – (C-e-g) –

6th Verse
RH: E↑G G G - G G G G G A – G G G G - G G A A A – G A A A - A A A
I’ve done my best, I know it was-n’t much I could-n’t feel, so I learned to touch I’ve told the truth, I did-n’t
LH: – (C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↑(C-e) – ↓(A-c) – ↓(F-c) –

RH: A A A GG E D E E – (d-f-G) - E↑G G G -GAAB-BC C C

come here to Lon-don Just to fool you And ev - en though it all went wrong I’ll stand right here

LH: (G-d) – C – ↓E F G – C – ↓ F G – A –
Chorus & TAG
RH: C C C D CC-CDD-DDDD EEE-DDC – E↑ G - A A –
be-fore the Lord of Song With nothing, noth-ing on my tongue but Hal - le -lu - jah Hal - le - lu - jah,

LH: – ↓ F – G – #
↓(E-g -b) – A – ↑ C ↑E ↓(F-c) – /

RH: A G - ↓E E – E ↑G -AA – AG -↑ E - D – E↑ G -AA–

Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah,
LH: – ↑(A-c) – / ↓(F-c) –// – (g-C) – (G-d) – ↓(F-c) – /

RH: A G - ↓E E – E ↑G -AA – AG -↑ E - FE D - C–
Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - jah, Hal - le - lu - oo-oo - oo - jah,

LH: – ↑(A-c) – / ↓(F-c) –// – ↑ C ↑E ↑G – ↓ G↑B↑D↑G – (C-e-g) –

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"Hallelujah"

I've heard there was a secret chord Maybe I have been here before
That David played, and it pleased the Lord I know this room, I've walked this floor
But you don't really care for music, do you? I used to live alone before I knew you
It goes like this I've seen your flag on the marble arch
The fourth, the fifth Love is not a victory march
The minor fall, the major lift It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time you let me know
Your faith was strong but you needed proof What's really going on below
You saw her bathing on the roof But now you never show it to me, do you?
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you And remember when I moved in you?
She tied you to a kitchen chair And the Holy Dove, she was moving too
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And every single breath that we drew was
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Now, Maybe there's a God above I’ve done my best, I know it wasn’t much
As for me, all I ever learned from love I couldn’t feel, so I learned to touch
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come here to London
But it's not a cry that you hear at night, Just to fool you
It's not some Pilgrim who claims to have seen the And even though it all went wrong
light I’ll stand right here before the Lord of Song
No - It's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah With nothing, nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah (2X)

~ LEONARD COHEN’s lyrics are property and copyright of their owners ~

“Hallelujah” lyrics are provided for educational / rhythmic purposes and personal use only.
There are quite a number of lyrics and verses spawned by Leonard Cohen’s original melody;
The Rufus Wainwright edition from the movie, Shrek, is quite similar to the original;
The Old Testament Biblical references have encouraged quite a number of Christians to create New Testament lyrics.
This set of lyrics was used by Leonard Cohen in a live concert in London

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