Phil Wickham – Hallelujah (Ukulele)

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Written by: Leonard Cohen Performed by: Jeff Buckley Cover by: Phil Wickham Contact: [email protected] This is an overview of what Phil Wickham uses to play Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah", which is probably the most original and beautiful cover that I've ever seen of the song. I tried to make it as accurate as possible. It may seem very confusing at first, but I placed all of the alternate chords in there so that the song would be easier to play and also more accurate to the way he played it. Enjoy! Tuning: Half-Step Down Chords Relative to Standard Tuning E - 02X400 or 022400 C#m - 04X400 A - 002400 Am - 002500 B - 024400 C#m alt - 046600 D# - 069900 E alt - 079900 G# - 46X5XX
G# alt - 4X2400
A alt - 002200
Intro: E C#m E C#m
        E		  C#m
Well I heard there was a secret chord

      E		           C#m
That David played, and it pleased the Lord

     A		      Am	     E		B
But you don't really care for music, do ya?

         E
Well it goes like this

      A	          B
The fourth, the fifth

     C#m(alt)	        D#
The minor fall and the major lift

     E(alt)	     G#	         C#m(alt)	B
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

      A
Hallelujah

      C#m   G#(alt)
Hallelujah

      A
Hallelujah

      C#m   B
Hallelujah
E C#m E C#m
            E		            C#m
Well Your faith was strong but you needed proof

     E	            C#m
You saw her bathing on the roof

      A	           Am	          E		B
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya

     E	             A        B
she tied you to her kitchen chair

     C#m(alt)	               D#
she broke your throne and she cut your hair

     E(alt)	      G#	    C#m(alt)
And every breath she drew was Hallelujah

      A
Hallelujah

      G#(alt)
Hallelujah

      A
Hallelujah

      C#m   B
Hallelujah
E C#m E C#m
          E	              C#m
Well you know that I've been here before

      E		               C#m(alt)
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor

   A(alt)         B	        E		B
I used to live alone before I knew ya

           E                     A(alt) B
Well I've seen your flag on the marble arch

C#m(alt)       D#
Love is not a victory march

        E(alt)	        D#	    C#m(alt)	B
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

      A(alt)
Hallelujah

      C#m(alt)
Hallelujah

      A(alt)
Hallelujah

      C#m(alt)   B
Hallelujah

      A(alt)
Hallelujah

      C#m(alt)   B
Hallelujah

      A(alt)
Hallelujah

      C#m(alt)   B
Hallelujah
E C#m E C#m B E