Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hallelujah" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Hallelujah Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Jeff Buckley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Hallelujah" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C Am C Am

   C                 Am
I heard there was a secret chord
      C                   Am
That David played and it pleased the Lord
     F                         G      C     G
But you don't really care for music, do you?
         C                  F           G
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
     Am                 F
The minor fall and the major lift
     G            E             Am
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Chorus:
      F          Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
      F           C  G  C
Hallelujah, hallelu-u-ujah

Am C Am

            C                        Am
Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof
     C              Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
     F                       G      C      G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
         C               F        G
And she tied you to her kitchen chair
     Am                        F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
     G                   E            Am
And from your lips, she drew the Hallelujah

Chorus:
      F          Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
      F           C  G  C
Hallelujah, hallelu-u-ujah

Am C Am

C                Am
 Baby, I've been here before
C                             Am
 I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
        F                        G      C      G
You know I used to live alone before I knew you
          C                     F     G
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
     Am            F
And Love is not a victory march
        G               E          Am
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Chorus:
      F          Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
      F           C  G  C
Hallelujah, hallelu-u-ujah

Am C Am

C                                Am
 Well, there was a time when you let me know
C                    Am
 What's really going on below
     F                       G      C      G
But now you never show that to me, do you?
       C              F        G
But remember, when I moved in you
        Am             F
And the holy dove was moving too
    G                 E            Am
And every breath, we drew was Hallelujah

Chorus:
      F          Am
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
      F           C  G  C
Hallelujah, hallelu-u-ujah

Am C Am

C               Am
Maybe there's a God above
C                   Am
But, all I've ever learned from love
     F                      G      C      G
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you?
          C                   F       G
And it's not a cry, that you hear at night
     Am                    F
It's not somebody, who's seen the light
        G               E          Am
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

      F           Am          F          C G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, halleluj...
      F           Am          F          C G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, halleluj...
      F           Am          F          C G C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hallelujah" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley.