This is the acoustic version of Hallelujah that I play. It's in the key of A. Capo: 2nd fret Verse 1: GEGEm e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------0---------| D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0------------2-----2------| A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2------------------2---------------| E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3---------------2--0--------------2---| I GEGEm e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------------0------| D|--------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0--------------2-----2---| A|-----2-----------------2-----------------2--------------------2------------| E|--3--------------2--0--------------2--3-----------------2--0-------------2-| heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord CCGD e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------3----------------1h3----------------------------------3---------| G|--------0-----0-----------0-----0--------------0--------------0------------| D|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--------0-----0--------4--------4------| A|--3-----------------3--------------------2-----------2--5--------------5---| E|--------------------------------------3------------------------------------| but you don't really care for music, do you? It GCDEC e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------3---------| G|-----------0--------------0--------------------0--------------0-----0------| D|--------0-----0--------2--------4-----------2-----2--------2---------------| A|-----2-----------2--3--------5-----------2-----------2--3--------------3---| E|--3-----------------------------------0------------------------------------| goes like this the forth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift the DBEm e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------3-----------------3---------------------------------------------| G|--------0-----0-----------4-----4--------------0---------------------------| D|-----4-----------------4--------------------2-----2------------------------| A|--5--------------5--2--------------2-----2-----------2---------------------| E|--------------------------------------0-----------------0------------------| baffled king composing Hallelujah From here I play the rest of the song with chords. Softly at first, then slowly building. The Chorus I usually play very softly. Chorus: C Hallelujah Em Hallelujah C Hallelujah G D Hallelu.... uuuu...... G Em jah The next verse is an example. Hallelujah is commonly rearranged by the player, so you may play whichever of the many verses that you chose, with a soft chorus in between. G Em Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you G Em saw...her bathing..... on the roof, her C C beauty.. in the moonlight... over- G D through you She G C D tied you to... a kitchen chair... she Em C broke your throne and she cut your hair, and D Bm from your lips... she drew the Halle- Em lujah