Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) During each verse the first 2 lines are chords C and Am but they are plucked not strummed. The plucking goes from string A to B and back to A, but before you pluck sting A you shift to the next chord. Then when you get to F on the 3rd line you strum until you reach the next C-Am-C-Am Intro: C Am C Am Verse: C Am I heard there was a secret chord C Am that David played and it pleased the Lord F G C Am But you don’t really care for music, do ya? C
It goes like this Am F the fourth, the fifth Am the minor fall F and the major lift G E Am The baffled king composing hallelujah Chorus: F hallelujah Am hallelujah F hallelujah C G C Halle-lu-jah Interlude: C Am C Am Verse: C Am Your faith was strong, but you needed proof C Am you saw her, bathing on the roof F her beauty G and the moonlight C Am overthrew ya C She tied you to F the kitchen chair, Am She broke your throne F she cut your hair G E Am And from your lips she drew the hallelujah F hallelujah Am hallelujah F hallelujah C G C halle-lu-jah C Am C Am C Am Baby, I’ve been here before C Am I know this room, yeah I walked this floor F G C Am I used to live alone before I knew ya C I’ve seen your flag F on the marble arch Am F but love is not a victory march G E Am it’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah Chorus: F hallelujah Am hallelujah F hallelujah C G C halle-lu-jah Interlude: C Am C Am Verse: C Am There was a time, when you let me know C Am what was really going on below F But now you G C Am never show it to me, do ya C I remember when F I moved in you Am and the holy dove F was moving too G E Am and every breath we drew was Hallelujah Chorus: F hallelujah Am hallelujah F hallelujah C G halle-lu- F hallelujah Am hallelujah F hallelujah C G C halle-lu-jah