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Hallelujah

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This is a tab of David Bazan's acoustic performance of Hallelujah, written by Leonard 
Tabbed from a video taken on 2/17/07, at Sweetbriar College.
Chord shapes
C/G: 3-3-2-0-1-0---|
B7: X-2-1-2-0-2----|
Dsus4: X-X-0-2-3-3-|
Gmaj7: 2-2-0-0-0-3-|
Standard tuning (EADGBE)
Capo on the 1st fret
GI heard there was a Emsecret chord
GThat David played, and it pEmleased the Lord
C/GBut you don't really Dcare for music, Gdo ya?D  
GIt goes like this, the C/Gfourth, the Dfifth
The Emminor fall, the C/Gmajor lift
The Dbaffled king comB7posing HalleEmlujah
    G       C/G  D-Dsus4-D  
Hallelujah
Your Gfaith was strong but you Emneeded proof
 GYou saw her bathing oEmn the roof
Her C/Gbeauty and the Dmoonlight overGthrew yaD  
She Gbroke your crown and C/Gcut your hDair
She Emtied you to her C/Gkitchen chair
And Dfrom your lips she B7drew the HalleEmlujah
GHalleC/Glujah, HalleEmlujah
HalleC/Glujah, HalleGlujahD  G  Gmaj7  
You Emsay I took the naBmme in vain
Well C/GI don't even Gknow the name
And Dif I did, well B7really, what's it Emto ya?
'cuz Dthere's a Gblaze of light in C/Gevery Dword
It Emdoes not matter C/Gwhich you heard
The Dholy or the B7broken HalleEmlujah
GHalleC/GlujahD  
I Gdid my best, it Emwasn't much
I Gcould not feel, so I Emtried to touch
I've C/Gtold the truth, I did Dnot come to Gfool yaD  
And Geven though it C/Gall went Dwrong
I'll Emstand before the C/GLord of Song
With Dnothing on my B7tongue but HalleEmlujah
HaGllelC/Gujah, HalleEmlujah
HalleC/Glujah, HalleGlujah
HalleC/Glujah, HalleEmlujahG  C/G  
HalleDlujahG  C  G  

The story behind the song

David Bazan is an American indie rock singer-songwriter known for his work with Pedro the Lion and Headphones. He began performing and recording under his own name in early 2006. This version of "Hallelujah" was released in 2007.

AI-written from these sources:David Bazan — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Hallelujah

by David Bazan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

This is a tab of David Bazan's acoustic performance of Hallelujah, written by Leonard

Tabbed from a video taken on 2/17/07, at Sweetbriar College.

Chord shapes

C/G

: 3-3-2-0-1-0---|

: X-2-1-2-0-2----|

Dsus4

: X-X-0-2-3-3-|

Gmaj7

: 2-2-0-0-0-3-|

Standard tuning (EADGBE)

Capo on the 1st fret

G Em

I heard there was a secret chord

G Em

That David played, and it pleased the Lord

C/G D G D

But you don't really care for music, do ya?

G C/G D

It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth

Em C/G

The minor fall, the major lift

D B7 Em

The baffled king composing Hallelujah

G C/G D Dsus4 D

Hallelujah

G Em

Your faith was strong but you needed proof

G Em

You saw her bathing on the roof

C/G D G D

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya

G C/G D

She broke your crown and cut your hair

Em C/G

She tied you to her kitchen chair

D B7 Em

And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

G C/G Em

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

C/G G D G Gmaj7

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Em Bm

You say I took the name in vain

C/G G

Well I don't even know the name

D B7 Em

And if I did, well really, what's it to ya?

D G C/G D

'cuz there's a blaze of light in every word

Em C/G

It does not matter which you heard

D B7 Em

The holy or the broken Hallelujah

G C/G D

Hallelujah

G Em

I did my best, it wasn't much

G Em

I could not feel, so I tried to touch

C/G D G D

I've told the truth, I did not come to fool ya

G C/G D

And even though it all went wrong

Em C/G

I'll stand before the Lord of Song

D B7 Em

With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

G C/G Em

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

C/G G

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

C/G Em G C/G

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

D G C G

Hallelujah

About Hallelujah Chords by David Bazan

Learn how to play Hallelujah by David Bazan with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hallelujah chords”, “Hallelujah guitar chords”, or “David Bazan Hallelujah chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hallelujah chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hallelujah lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C/G, B7, Dsus4, Gmaj7, G, Em.

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The chords for "Hallelujah" show the original chord names (including C/G, B7, Dsus4, Gmaj7, G, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.