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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jennifer Hudson
Vocals
Greg Phillinganes
Piano
Paul Christopher Nelson
Piano
Conni Ellisor
Strings
Karen Winkelmann
Strings
Alison Gooding Hoffman
Strings
Annaliese Kowert
Strings
Jenny Bifano
Strings
Amy Suzanne Helman
Strings
Janet Darnall
Strings
Elizabeth Wilson Lamb
Strings
Monisa Phillips Angell
Strings
Christopher Farrell
Strings
Doug Sarrett
Strings
Quentin Flowers
Strings
Kevin Bate
Strings
Nicholas Gold
Strings
David Angell
Strings
David Shipps
Strings
Joel Philip Reist
Strings
Julia Fisher
Strings
Katelynn Kelly
Strings
Rachel Englander
Strings
Maria Conti
Strings
Jung-Min Shin
Strings
Emily Nelson Rodgers
Strings
Kristin Weber
Strings
Sarighani Reist
Strings
Patrick Monnius
Strings
Kristin Wilkinson
Strings
Kelsei Peppars
Strings
George Huff
Background Vocals
Siobhan Mcnear
Background Vocals
Chelsea West
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Cohen
Songwriter
Greg Phillinganes
Vocal Arranger
Lenny Wee
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Greg Phillinganes
Producer
Steve Genewick
Recording Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Ooh
[Intro]
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 1]
Well, 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 and the major lift
The baffled king composes "Hallelujah"
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Ooh, yeah)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Ooh)
[Verse 2]
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips, you drew the Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Ooh, yeah)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Ooh)
[Refrain]
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
And oh, if there's a God above
All I ever learned from love
It's how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Hallelujah, ooh)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
[Bridge]
Halle
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Hallelujah, Halle)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Hallelujah, Glory, Hallelujah)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah (Yeah, lu-lu-lujah)
[Outro]
Ooh
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Written by: Leonard Cohen