Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
D Bm7 A
A Em7 D/F# G
Verse:
G G D Bm7 A
It's been a little while since we talked
Em7
I guess my life just got too busy
D/F# G
Tryna fill up all the empty
D Bm7 A
I ran away so far that I got lost
Em7
Guess I forgot that You were with me
D/F# G
I'm so sorry, please forgive me
A Bm7 G
And it sure feels good to see You, my old friend
A Bm7 G Em7
I'm broken, but I'm lifting up these ha-ands
Chorus:
D F#m
Hello, hallelujah
Bm7
I've been away for way too long
G
Building a kingdom of my own
D F#m
Hello, hallelujah
Bm7
Turn these sorrows into songs
G
I was running, now I'm home
A Bm7 G
Goodbye to thinking I could ever lose You
Em7 D
And hello, hallelujah
Bm A
Oh oh
Em7 D/F# G
Hello, hallelujah
Verse:
G G D Bm7 A
I know You've had some friends that come and go
Em7
I guess You've seen it all before
D/F# G
I sure didn't mean to be one more
G D Bm A
And after all this time, You never left
Em7
So I'm holding nothing back
D/F# G
And I'm praising You again
Chorus:
D F#m
Hello, hallelujah
Bm
I've been away for way too long
G
Building a kingdom of my own
D F#m
Hello, hallelujah
Bm7
Turn these sorrows into songs
G
I was running, now I'm home
A Bm7 G
Goodbye to thinking I could ever lose You
Em7 D D D D
And hello, hallelujah
Bridge:
A Bm7
Goodbye to all my yesterdays
G
Hello to amazing grace
A Bm G G
How sweet the sound of a runaway running home
A Bm7
And goodbye to sin, goodbye to shame
G
Hello to a brand-new day
A Bm G Em7
How sweet the sound of a runaway running ho-ome ho-ome
Chorus:
D F#m7
Hello, hallelujah
Bm7
I've been away for way too long
G
Building a kingdom of my own
D F#m7
Hello, hallelujah
Bm7
Turn these sorrows into songs
G
I was running, now I'm home
A Bm7 G
And goodbye to thinking I could ever lose You
Em D Bm A
And hello, hallelujah
Em D/F# G
Hello, hallelujah
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Published: April 21, 2026
Last Updated: April 21, 2026