Hallelujah Chords

by Leonard Cohen
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: 5th fret
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9 contributors total, last edit on Jan 28, 2023
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Chords

G
Em
C
D
B7

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[Verse 1]
         G                   Em
Now I've heard there was a secret chord
     G                      Em
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
    C                D                   G    D
But you don't really care for music, do you?
   G                  C           D
It goes like this the fourth, the fifth
    Em              C
The minor fall, the major lift
    D               B7          Em
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
     C           Em          C           G  D G  D
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
 
[Verse 2]
     G                         Em
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
    G               Em
You saw her bathing on the roof
    C              D             G        D
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
    G             C       D
She tied you to a kitchen chair
    Em                         C
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
    D                  B7            Em
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
     C           Em          C           G  D G  D
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
 
[Verse 3]
    G              Em
You say I took the name in vain
G            Em
I don't even know the name
    C              D                 G      D
But if I did, well really, what's it to ya?
          G                 C     D
There's a blaze of light in every word
   Em             C
It doesn't matter which you heard
    D           B7          Em
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
     C           Em          C           G  D G  D
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
 
[Verse 4]
  G               Em
I did my best, it wasn't much
  G                   Em
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
     C                 D                    G   D
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya
    G              C        D
And even though it all went wrong
     Em               C
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
     D             B7              Em
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
 
[Outro]
     C           Em          C           G D
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
     C           Em          C           G D
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
     C           Em          C           G D
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
     C           Em          C           G D G
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
 
 
You can also arpeggiate the chords:
 
   G             Em            C             D             B7
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------2-----|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------1-----|-----3---3---|-------0-----|
G|-------0-----|-------0-----|-----0---0---|---2-------2-|-----2---2---|
D|-----0---0---|-----2---2---|---2-------2-|-0-----------|---1-------1-|
A|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|-3-----------|-------------|-2-----------|
E|-3-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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65 comments
liketotallylol
this is really good for people who just want the basic chords thanks so much!!
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orestm
I believe there is also a B7 on the 'pos' of composing.. D B7 Em The baffled king composing Hallelujah ..same throughout other verses. im not sure if the John Cale version is like this, i only have the Leonard Cohen recording.
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idlerjn
I feel like I struck gold. I learned so much in 5 minutes! Thanks so much!
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