• Song:

    Hallelujah

  • Artist:

    Leonard Cohen

  • Album:

    Essential Leonard Cohen

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This is the acoustic version of Hallelujah that I play. It's in the key of A.

Capo: 2nd fret

Verse 1:

G (320003@1)                Em (022000@1)              G (320003@1)                  Eme|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (022000@1)B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------0---------|
D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0------------2-----2------|
A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2------------------2---------------|
E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3---------------2--0--------------2---|
                                                                          I

G (320003@1)                Em (022000@1)              G (320003@1)                  Eme|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (022000@1)B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------------0------|
D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0--------------2-----2---|
A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2--------------------2------------|
E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3-----------------2--0-------------2-|

heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord

C (x32010@1)                C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)                  De|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1)B|-----------3----------------1h3----------------------------------3---------|
G|--------0-----0-----------0-----0--------------0--------------0------------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--------0-----0--------4--------4------|
A|--3-----------------3--------------------2-----------2--5--------------5---|
E|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------|

but you don't  really care for music,    do you?                         It

G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)              Ce|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x32010@1)B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------3---------|
G|-----------0--------------0--------------------0--------------0-----0------|
D|--------0-----0--------2--------4-----------2-----2--------2---------------|
A|-----2-----------2--3--------5-----------2-----------2--3--------------3---|
E|--3-----------------------------------0------------------------------------|

goes like this the forth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift    the

D (xx0232@1)               Bm (x24432@1)              Eme|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (022000@1)B|-----------3-----------------3---------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----0-----------4-----4--------------0---------------------------|
D|-----4-----------------4--------------------2-----2------------------------|
A|--5--------------5--2--------------2-----2-----------2---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------0-----------------0------------------|

baffled king  composing       Hallelujah

From here I play the rest of the song with chords. Softly at first, then slowly 
building. The Chorus I usually play very softly.

Chorus:

C (x32010@1) Hallelujah

Em (022000@1) Hallelujah

C (x32010@1) Hallelujah

G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1) Hallelu.... uuuu......

G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)  Em (022000@1) jah

The next verse is an example. Hallelujah is commonly rearranged by the player, so you 
may play whichever of the many verses that you chose, with a soft chorus in between.

G (320003@1)                      Em (022000@1) Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you

G (320003@1)                      Em (022000@1)      saw...her bathing.....   on the roof, her

C (x32010@1)                      C (x32010@1)      beauty..          in the moonlight... over-

G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)      through you                            She

G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)      tied you to... a kitchen chair...     she

Em (022000@1)                      C (x32010@1)      broke your throne and she cut your hair, and

D (xx0232@1)                       Bm (x24432@1)      from your lips...     she drew the Halle-

Em (022000@1)      lujah
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