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Hallelujah Guitar Tab
There are many different versions of the song, the original was sung by Leonard Cohen in 1984. Ever since that time it's been covered by various artists and some have even changed the lyrics a bit. I've decided to tab the version by Rufus Wainwright. You might recongnise this version since it was used in the movie 'Shrek'.
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INTRO
C Am
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------|
G|------0---0---------2---2-----------|
D|----2------2------2-------2---------| Play x2, then...
A|--3-------------0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
F G C C
e|--------1----------------3--------------------------------|
B|------1---1------------3---3------------1-----------2-----|
G|----2-------2--------0-------0--------0---0-------0---0---|
D|--3---------------------------------2-------2---2-------2-|
A|----------------------------------3-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------3--------------------------------------|
Follow the same pattern of picking as in the intro, throughout the entire song, here are the chords you should play for the verses and chorus:
C Am
I heard there was a secret chord
C Am
That David played and it pleased the lord
F G C G
But you don't really care for music, do you?
C F G
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
Am F
The minor fall and the major lift
G Em Am
The baffled king composing hallelujah
CHORUS
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
C Am
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
C Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
F G C G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
C F G
She tied you to her kitchen chair
Am F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
G Em Am
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
REPEAT CHORUS
C Am
Baby I've been here before
C Am
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
F G C G
I used to live alone before I knew you
C F G
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Am F
But love is not a victory march
G Em Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
REPEAT CHORUS
C Am
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------|
G|------0---0---------2---2-----------|
D|----2------2------2-------2---------| Play x2, then...
A|--3-------------0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
F G C C
e|--------1----------------3--------------------------------|
B|------1---1------------3---3------------1-----------2-----|
G|----2-------2--------0-------0--------0---0-------0---0---|
D|--3---------------------------------2-------2---2-------2-|
A|----------------------------------3-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------3--------------------------------------|
Follow the same pattern of picking as in the intro, throughout the entire song, here are the chords you should play for the verses and chorus:
C Am
I heard there was a secret chord
C Am
That David played and it pleased the lord
F G C G
But you don't really care for music, do you?
C F G
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
Am F
The minor fall and the major lift
G Em Am
The baffled king composing hallelujah
CHORUS
F Am F C G C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
C Am
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
C Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
F G C G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
C F G
She tied you to her kitchen chair
Am F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
G Em Am
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
REPEAT CHORUS
C Am
Baby I've been here before
C Am
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
F G C G
I used to live alone before I knew you
C F G
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Am F
But love is not a victory march
G Em Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
REPEAT CHORUS
And that's the Hallelujah Guitar Tab!
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