Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah tab ver. 2

This is the acoustic version of Hallelujah that I play. It's in the key of A.

Capo: 2nd fret

Verse 1:

   G                  Em                G                    Eme|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------0---------|D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0------------2-----2------|A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2------------------2---------------|E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3---------------2--0--------------2---|                                                                          I

   G                  Em                G                    Eme|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------------0------|D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0--------------2-----2---|A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2--------------------2------------|E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3-----------------2--0-------------2-|

    heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord


   C                  C                G                    De|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------3----------------1h3----------------------------------3---------|G|--------0-----0-----------0-----0--------------0--------------0------------|D|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--------0-----0--------4--------4------|A|--3-----------------3--------------------2-----------2--5--------------5---|E|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------|

but you don't  really care for music,    do you?                         It

   G                  C        D        Em                Ce|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------3---------|G|-----------0--------------0--------------------0--------------0-----0------|D|--------0-----0--------2--------4-----------2-----2--------2---------------|A|-----2-----------2--3--------5-----------2-----------2--3--------------3---|E|--3-----------------------------------0------------------------------------|

 goes like this the forth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift    the

    D                 Bm                Eme|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------3-----------------3---------------------------------------------|G|--------0-----0-----------4-----4--------------0---------------------------|D|-----4-----------------4--------------------2-----2------------------------|A|--5--------------5--2--------------2-----2-----------2---------------------|E|--------------------------------------0-----------------0------------------|

     baffled king  composing       Hallelujah


 From here I play the rest of the song with chords. Softly at first, then slowly 
building. The Chorus I usually play very softly.

Chorus:

       C
  Hallelujah

       Em
  Hallelujah

       C
  Hallelujah

       G         D
  Hallelu.... uuuu......

  G     Em    G    Em
  jah

The next verse is an example. Hallelujah is commonly rearranged by the player, so you 
may play whichever of the many verses that you chose, with a soft chorus in between.

       G                        Em
  Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you

       G                        Em
       saw...her bathing.....   on the roof, her

       C                        C
       beauty..          in the moonlight... over-

       G                        D
       through you                            She

       G                C       D
       tied you to... a kitchen chair...     she

       Em                        C
       broke your throne and she cut your hair, and

       D                         Bm
       from your lips...     she drew the Halle-

       Em
       lujah