Hallelujah Chords

by Jeff Buckley
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
Author richyg1991 [pro] 82.
6 contributors total, last edit on Nov 7, 2021
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Chords

G
Em
C
D
D#dim7

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Capo: 5th (Chords are relative to capo)
 
 
[Intro]
G   Em   G   Em
 
[Verse 1]
 
  G                 Em                G                   Em
I heard there was a secret chord 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          Em                 C
Well, it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
    D               D#dim7      Em
The baffled king composing Hallelujah 
 
[Chorus]
 
     C           Em          C           G    D    G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu--------jah 
 
[Verse 2]
 
           G                        Em                G               Em
Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof
    C                       D    G          D
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you 
    G               C       D          Em                        C
She tied you to her kitchen chair, she broke your throne and she cut your hair
    D                  D#dim7      Em
And from your lips you drew a Hallelujah 
 
[Chorus]
 
     C           Em          C           G    D    G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu--------jah 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G               Em                G                       Em
Baby, I've been here before, I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
  C                    D      G            D
I used to live alone before I knew you 
         G                     C      D        Em            C
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch and love is not a victory march 
       D               D#dim7      Em
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah 
 
[Chorus]
 
     C           Em          C           G    D    G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu--------jah 
 
[Verse 4]
 
      G                   Em                  G            Em
There was a time when you let me know, what's really going on below 
    C                       D     G           D
But now you never show that to me do you? 
      G             C        D           Em            C
But remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too 
    D               D#dim7        Em
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah 
 
[Chorus]
 
     C           Em          C           G    D    G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu--------jah 
 
[Verse 5]
 
G               Em             G             Em
Maybe there's a God above, but all I've ever learned from love 
    C                      D        G           D
Was how to shoot at somebody who outdrew you
         G                  C       D           Em                 C
And it's not a cry that you hear at night, it's not somebody who's seen the light 
       D               D#dim7      Em
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah 
 
[Chorus]
 
     C           Em          C           G    D
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-----
     C           Em          C           G    D    G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu--------jah 
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Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
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28 comments
Gewaltmuggel
Put the capo on 6 if you're already using it anyway and you've got the key from the Hallelujah video by Jeff Buckley.
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noahmadison35
doown down down down down down
+3
GStringBroke
thanks for a great tab, im finding this sits great with me at capo on 2ndi'm picking it G, Em 643123C, B7 543123D 432123wondering why 4th verse doesnt have the 4 hallelujah's & Em-G-Em bridge(maybe i should listen to the original first)also im finishing with an outro of Em G Em C D G, if its of use to anyone Im also finding the EM Em C C Em Em C C bars during Hallellujah if C is swapped to Cadd9 (x32013) it breaks up the repetition in the treble...suck it and see :)
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