Hallelujah


This is a tab of David Bazan's acoustic performance of Hallelujah, written by Leonard Tabbed from a video taken on 2/17/07, at Sweetbriar College. Chord shapes C/G: 3-3-2-0-1-0---| B7: X-2-1-2-0-2----| Dsus4: X-X-0-2-3-3-| Gmaj7: 2-2-0-0-0-3-| Standard tuning (EADGBE) Capo on the 1st fret G Em I heard there was a secret chord G Em That David played, and it pleased the Lord C/G D G D But you don't really care for music, do ya? G C/G D It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth Em C/G The minor fall, the major lift D B7 Em The baffled king composing Hallelujah G C/G D-Dsus4-D Hallelujah G Em Your faith was strong but you needed proof G Em You saw her bathing on the roof C/G D G D Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya G C/G D She broke your crown and cut your hair Em C/G She tied you to her kitchen chair D B7 Em And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah G C/G Em Hallelujah, Hallelujah C/G G D G Gmaj7 Hallelujah, Hallelujah Em B7 You say I took the name in vain C/G G Well I don't even know the name D B7 Em And if I did, well really, what's it to ya? D G C/G D 'cuz there's a blaze of light in every word Em C/G It does not matter which you heard D B7 Em The holy or the broken Hallelujah G C/G D Hallelujah G Em I did my best, it wasn't much G Em I could not feel, so I tried to touch C/G D G D I've told the truth, I did not come to fool ya G C/G D And even though it all went wrong Em C/G I'll stand before the Lord of Song D B7 Em With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah G C/G Em Hallelujah, Hallelujah C/G G Hallelujah, Hallelujah C/G Em G C/G Hallelujah, Hallelujah D G C G Hallelujah