Hallelujah By Paddy McAloon Tuning: EbAbC#F#BbEb (I.e., down half step) Chords Am7 575555 A7 575655 A7sus4 002030 Am9 575557 Bbmaj7 113231 Bbadd9 113311 C7 335353 C9 X32330 Cm9 X31333 Dm7 557565 Dm9 X53555 D+ 004332 Em7 779787 Ebm9 X64666 Em9 X75777 G7sus4 353533 Gm7 353333 Gm9 353335 *Intro Gm7 [Am7]| Gm7 [Am7]| Cm7 [D+]Cm7|Ebm9 | Gm9 [Gm7]| Gm9 [Gm7]| Cm7 | D+ | (Hallelu -- jah...) Gm7 [Am7] Gm7 [Am7] Gm7 [Am7] Gm7 There are all | kinds of things | I could ask you | if I chose [Am7] Bbmaj7 [Am7] Bbmaj7 Am7 Em9 Am9 Dm9 But I don't | do I dear | good intentions don't | survive here Gm7 [Am7] Gm7 [Am7] Gm7[Am7] Gm7 No, instead | my requests | tend to be | dumb as hell [Am7] Bbmaj7 [Am7] Bbmaj7 Ebm9 Am7 Gm7 Move in close, | closer still, I hear the | songs of Georgie Gershwin Am7 Dm7 C7 I swear at you 'cos I believe | A7sus4 Cm9 Gm7 D9 - that sweet talk like candy rots | teeth So (Chorus) G7sus4 G7sus4 Bbmaj7 No Hallelujahs, | No Hallelujahs, | or gifted voices Em7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 To sing your praises I'd be | walking on wheels G7sus4 G7sus4 Bbmaj7 No whoops or war cries, | No whoops or war cries, | or caramias Em7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm9 All translations will read | "Marry me now" | Am7 Dm7 C7 Well I sing to express my belief | A7sus4 Cm9 Gm7 Dm9 - that sweet talk like candy rots | teeth Gm7 C7 Bbadd9 With his hand on his heart, it's a | posing place Gm7 C7 Bbadd9 While draining the mystery | from your face Gm7 C7 Bbadd9 He admits all he's chasing | is the chase Dm7 But you won't let him run Em7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 You make him suffer for | all he's gone done | Em7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7 He'll still be hurting when the | kingdom comes | [Am7] Bbmaj7 [Am7] Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Move in close | till you see, he only | wants what he can't have Em7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Dm7 So when he gets it he's | good as bad | [Am7] Bbmaj7 [Am7] Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Move in close, | closer still, I hear the | songs of Georgie Gershwin Em7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Oh Hallelujah, how I'm | walking on wheels | *Intro again and fade out Gm7 [Am7]| Gm7 [Am7]| Cm7 [Bm7]Cm7|Ebm9 | Gm9 [Am7]| Gm7 [Am7]| Cm7 [Bm7]Cm7|Ebm9 | etc