I`ve heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased

Well, maybe there's a God above
But all ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who out drew ya
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah...
I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight over threw you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor, you know
I used to live alone before I knew you
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
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me, do you ?
But remember when I moved in you
An holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Hallelujah , Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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Hallelujah (qui signifie « louer Yah ») est une chanson écrite
par Leonard Cohen. Elle est enregistrée pour la première
fois sur son album de 1984 intitulé Various Positions.
Cette chanson a été reprise par de nombreux artistes (il y
aurait, sans compter les versions live, plus de 120 reprises
d'Hallelujah). La plus connue d'entre elles est sans doute
celle de Jeff Buckley sortie en 1994 sur son album Grace.
Toutefois, ce n'est pas la version de Leonard Cohen que Jeff
Buckley reprend, mais celle de John Cale (sortie en 1991 sur
la compilation I'm your Fan). John Cale avait obtenu
l'autorisation de Cohen pour modifier un passage du texte
original, et c'est ce texte modifié que Jeff Buckley chante
par la suite.