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Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
And the baffled king composing Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu-
[Verse 2]
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu-
[Verse 3]
Baby, I've been here before
I know this room and I've walked this floor
I guess you'll never know before I knew you, oh-oh
I'd seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and dense, a broken Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Oh, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, oh-oh
Hallelujah
Hallelu-
Hallelujah
[Outro]
Hallelujah
Written by: Leonard Cohen
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