Hallelujah (acoustic) Chords
by Bon Jovi
Hallelujah (acoustic) by Bon Jovi is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C, D and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G - Em - G - Em
G Em
I heard there was a secret chord
G Em
that David played and it pleased the Lord
C D G D
but you don't really care for music, do you.
G C D
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
Em C
the minor fall and the major lift
D B7 Em
the baffled king composing hallelujah
C Em C G D G
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-jah.
Em - G - Em
G Em
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
G Em
you saw her bathing on the roof
C D G D
her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you.
G C D
She tied you to her kitchen chair
Em C
she broke your throne and she cut your hair
D B7 Em
and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
C Em C G D G
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-jah.
Em - G - Em
G Em
Baby I've been here before
G Em
I've seen this room and i've walked this floor
C D G D
I used to live alone before i knew you.
G C D
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Em C
but love is not a victory march
D B7 Em
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
C Em C G D G
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-jah.
Em - G - Em
G Em
Well there was a time when you let me know
G Em
what's really going on below
C D G D
but now you never show that to me do you.
G C D
But remember when I moved in you
Em C
and the Holy Dove was moving too
D B7 Em
and every breath we drew was hallelujah
C Em C G D G
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-jah.
Em - G - Em
G Em
Well, maybe there is God above
G Em
but all I've ever learned from love
C D G D
was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you.
G C D
It's not a cry that you hear at night
Em C
it's not somebody who's seen the light
D B7 Em
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
C Em C G D G
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-jah,
C Em C G D G
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, halleluuuu-jah.