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Hallelujah  Tab by Leonard Cohen

Hallelujah tab by Leonard Cohen (Ver. 2)

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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                  Em                G                    Em
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                  Em                G                    Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-|
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heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord

C                  C                G                    D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                  C        D        Em                C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                 Bm                Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
  Hallelujah

Em
  Hallelujah

C
  Hallelujah

G         D
  Hallelu.... uuuu......

G     Em    G    Em
  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                        Em
  Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you

G                        Em
       saw...her bathing.....   on the roof, her

C                        C
       beauty..          in the moonlight... over-

G                        D
       through you                            She

G                C       D
       tied you to... a kitchen chair...     she

Em                        C
       broke your throne and she cut your hair, and

D                         Bm
       from your lips...     she drew the Halle-

Em
       lujah

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