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Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Guitar
Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Warnes
Harmony Vocals
Erin Dickins
Erin Dickins
Background Vocals
Merle Miller
Merle Miller
Background Vocals
Yvonne Lewis
Yvonne Lewis
Background Vocals
John Crowder
John Crowder
Bass
Ron Getman
Ron Getman
Background Vocals
Anjani Thomas
Anjani Thomas
Background Vocals
John Lissauer
John Lissauer
Keyboards
Sid McGinnis
Sid McGinnis
Guitar
Richard Crooks
Richard Crooks
Drums
Chrissy Faith
Chrissy Faith
Background Vocals
L. Groves
L. Groves
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Songwriter
Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Lissauer
John Lissauer
Producer
Lee Friedman
Lee Friedman
Assistant Engineer
Jon Smith
Jon Smith
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now 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
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
[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
Hallelujah
[Verse 3]
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well, really what's it to ya?
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
[Verse 4]
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of song
With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Written by: Leonard Norman Cohen

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