Van Morrison - Kingdom Hall: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Kingdom Hall" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

D  A/C# Asus2/B A Asus2/B A/C#
So glad to see you
D  A/C# Asus2/B A  Asus2/B A/C#
So glad you're here
D  A/C# Asus2/B   A  Asus2/B A/C#
Come here beside me now
         D        E        A  Asus2/B  A/C#
We can clear inhibition away

All inhibitions
Throw them away
And when we dance like this
We will dance like we've never before

Chorus:
A            E
Oh, they were swingin'
         D          E
Down at Kingdom Hall
A               E
Oh, bells were ringin'
             D         E
Down at the Kingdom Hall
A            E
A choir was singin'
             D         E
Down at the Kingdom Hall
A            F#m7       A            F#m7      E7
Hey, liley, liley, liley Hey, liley, liley, low

A                      D
Do do do do do do, do
A                D
Do do do do do do
A                   D
Do do do do do do, do
D               E7
Do do do do do do

Good body music
Brings you right here
Free flowin' motion now
When were shakin' it out on the floor
Good rockin' music

Down in your shoes
And when we dance like this
Like we've never been dancin' before

Chorus:
Oh, they were swingin'
Down at Kingdom Hall
Oh yeah, bells were ringin'
Down at the Kingdom Hall
Choir was singin'
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They went
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low
Do do do do do do, do (Do do do do do do, do)
Do do do do do do (Do do do do do do)
Do do do do do do, do (Do do do do do do, do)
Do do do do do do, alright

Oh, they were swingin'
Down at Kingdom Hall now
Oh yeah, bells were ringin'
Down at the Kingdom Hall
I heard the choir, choir was singin'
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They went
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low
Do do do do do do, do (Do do do do do do, do)
Do do do do do do (Do do do do do do)
Do do do do do do, do (Do do do do do do, do)
Do do do do do do, alright

Oh, they were swingin'
Down at Kingdom Hall now
Yeah, bells were ringin'
Down at the Kingdom Hall
Yeah, a choir was singin'
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They all went
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low

Hey, liley, liley
Hey, liley, low, low, low
Down at the Kingdom Hall
Bells were ringin' out
And a choir was singin' (Hey, liley, liley)
And the choir was singin' (Hey, liley, low)
Hey, liley, liley (Hey, liley, liley)
Hey, liley, low, liley, low, liley, low
(Hey, liley, low)
(Hey, liley, liley)
Sugar was cooking (Hey, liley, low)
Sugar was cooking (Hey, liley, liley)
Did you see Sugar (Hey, liley, low)
Down at the Kingdom Hall (Hey, liley, liley)
They were havin' a party (Hey, liley, low)
They were havin' a ball (Hey, liley, liley)
And the people were dancin' (Hey, liley, low)
Down at the Kingdom Hall (Hey, liley, liley)
Sugar was tough (Hey, liley, low)
Sugar was tough, man (Hey, liley, liley)
Sugar was tough


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Asus2

Guitar chord Asus2

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

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 "Kingdom Hall" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kingdom Hall" by Van Morrison.

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