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Hallelujah

A poignant ballad from *Various Positions*, 1984, ideal for emotional sing-alongs.

I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord

But you don’t really care for music, do ya?

Well it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift

The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Chorus

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

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 her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair

And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Chorus

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Baby, I’ve been here before
I’ve seen this room and I’ve walked this floor

I used to live alone before I knew ya

But I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march

It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

Chorus

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

There was a time when you let me know
What’s really going on below

But now you never show that to me, do ya?

But I remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Chorus

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah