Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen [Mark Russell 2024 Cover] plus easy chords & lyrics

Leonard Cohen wrote more than 100 verses for this song! This version is based on what John Cale recorded in 1991 and then Jeff Buckley recorded in 1994.

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Note that Jeff Buckley's version was recorded solo with his Telecaster and does not use the chords below, rather, he used a capo at the 5th fret but was otherwise in the same key. I've pasted those chords below what I used.

BTW, the guitar in this video is a Tokai LoveRock, the famous ‘Lawsuit Les Paul’ from Japan, played through a Fender Tweed Deluxe.


Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (6/8 time, no capo)

INTRO: [C Am C Am]

I [C]heard there was a [Am]secret chord that [C]David played and it [Am]pleased the Lord
But [F]you don’t really [G]care for music [C]do ya [G]
It [C]goes like this the [F]fourth the [G]fifth the [Am]minor fall and the [F]major lift
The [G]baffled king com[E7]posing halle[Am]lujah

Halle[F]lujah, halle[Am]lujah, halle[F]lujah, halle[C]lu-u-[G]u-u-[C]jah [Am C Am]

Your [C]faith was strong but you [Am]needed proof, you [C]saw her bathing [Am]on the roof
Her [F]beauty and the [G]moonlight over[C]threw ya [G]
She [C]tied you to her [F]kitchen [G]chair, she [Am]broke your throne ‘nd she [F]cut your hair
And [G]from your lips she [E7]drew the halle[Am]lujah

Halle[F]lujah, halle[Am]lujah, halle[F]lujah, halle[C]lu-u-[G]u-u-[C]jah [Am C Am]....

[C]Baby I’ve been [Am]here before, I’ve [C]seen this room and I’ve [Am]walked this floor
I [F]used to live a[G]lone before I [C]knew ya [G]
I’ve [C]seen your flag on the [F]marble [G]arch, but [Am]love is not a [F]victory march
It’s a [G]cold and it’s a [E7]broken halle[Am]lujah

Halle[F]lujah, halle[Am]lujah, halle[F]lujah, halle[C]lu-u-[G]u-u-[C]jah [Am C Am]....

There [C]was a time when you [Am]let me know what’s [C]really going [Am]on below
But [F]now you never [G]show that to me [C]do ya [G]
But re[C]member when I [F]moved in [G]you, and the [Am]holy dove was [F]moving too
And [G]every breath we [E7]drew was halle[Am]lujah

Halle[F]lujah, halle[Am]lujah, halle[F]lujah, halle[C]lu-u-[G]u-u-[C]jah [Am C Am]....

Well [C]maybe there’s a [Am]God above, but [C]all I’ve ever [Am]learned from love
Was [F]how to shoot some[G]body who out[C]drew ya [G]
It’s [C]not a cry that you [F]hear at [G]night, it’s [Am]not somebody who’s [F]seen the light
It’s a [G]cold and it’s a [E7]broken halle[Am]lujah

Halle[F]lujah, halle[Am]lujah, halle[F]lujah, halle[C]lu-u-[G]u-u-[C]jah [Am C Am]

[Am] Halle[C]lu-u-[G]u-u-[C]jah [Am C C]

Below are the guitar chords for Jeff Buckley's version.

Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (6/8 time)
Jeff Buckley guitar version – Capo 5

INTRO: [G Em G Em]

I [G]heard there was a [Em]secret chord that [G]David played and it [Em]pleased the Lord
But [C]you don’t really [D]care for music [G]do ya [D]
It [G]goes like this the [C]fourth the [D]fifth the [Em]minor fall and the [C]major lift
The [D]baffled king com[B7]posing halle[Em]lujah

Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah, halle[C]lujah, halle[G]lu-u-[D]u-u-[G]jah [Em G Em]

Your [G]faith was strong but you [Em]needed proof, you [G]saw her bathing [Em]on the roof
Her [C]beauty and the [D]moonlight over[G]threw ya [D]
She [G]tied you to her [C]kitchen [D]chair, she [Em]broke your throne ‘nd she [C]cut your hair
And [D]from your lips she [B7]drew the halle[Em]lujah

Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah, halle[C]lujah, halle[G]lu-u-[D]u-u-[G]jah [Em G Em]

[G]Baby I’ve been [Em]here before, I’ve [G]seen this room and I’ve [Em]walked this floor
I [C]used to live a[D]lone before I [G]knew ya [D]
I’ve [G]seen your flag on the [C]marble [D]arch, but [Em]love is not a [C]victory march
It’s a [D]cold and it’s a [B7]broken halle[Em]lujah

Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah, halle[C]lujah, halle[G]lu-u-[D]u-u-[G]jah [Em G Em]

There [G]was a time when you [Em]let me know what’s [G]really going [Em]on below
But [C]now you never [D]show that to me [G]do ya [D]
But re[G]member when I [C]moved in [D]you, and the [Em]holy dove was [C]moving too
And [D]every breath we [B7]drew was halle[Em]lujah

Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah, halle[C]lujah, halle[G]lu-u-[D]u-u-[G]jah [Em G Em]

Well [G]maybe there’s a [Em]God above, but [G]all I’ve ever [Em]learned from love
Was [C]how to shoot some[D]body who out[G]drew ya [D]
It’s [G]not a cry that you [C]hear at [D]night, it’s [Em]not somebody who’s [C]seen the light
It’s a [D]cold and it’s a [B7]broken halle[Em]lujah

Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah, halle[C]lujah, halle[G]lu-u-[D]u-u-[G]jah [Em G Em]

[Em] Halle[G]lu-u-[D]u-u-[G]jah [Em G G]

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