[Verse 1 - Melody starts on note D] Now I've [G] heard there was a se [Em] cret chord That [G] David played, and it pl [Em] eased the Lord But [C] you don't really [D] care for music, do [G] you? [D] It [G] goes like this the [C] fourth, the [D] fifth The [Em] minor fall, the [C] major lift The [D] baffled king com [B7] posing Halle [Em] lujah Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu- [D] u- [G] jah [D]
[Verse 2] Your [G] faith was strong, but you [Em] needed proof You [G] saw her bathing [Em] on the roof Her [C] beauty and the [D] moonlight over [G] threw ya [D] She [G] tied you to a [C] kitchen [D] chair She [Em] broke your throne, and she [C] cut your hair And [D] from your lips she [B7] drew the Halle [Em] lujah Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu- [D] u- [G] jah [D]
[Verse 3] You [G] say I took the [Em] name in vain [G] I don't even [Em] know the name But [C] if I did, well [D] really, what's it [G] to ya? [D] There's a [G] blaze of light in [C] every [D] word It [Em] doesn't matter [C] which you heard The [D] holy or the [B7] broken Halle [Em] lujah Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu- [D] u- [G] jah [D]
[Verse 4] I [G] did my best, it [Em] wasn't much I [G] couldn't feel, so I [Em] tried to touch I've [C] told the truth, I [D] didn't come to fool y [G] a [D] And [G] even though it [C] all went [D] wrong I'll [Em] stand before the [C] Lord of Song With [D] nothing on my [B7] tongue but Halle [Em] lujah
[Outro] Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu [D] jah x 4 - end on [G] [End]
[Intro OOOMMM bit - BPM 131 - Just bass drum] [Am][Am][Am][G] -- [F][F][F][F] [C][G][Am][Am] -- [Dm][Dm][G][G]
Riff to follow 'Ahs' Am G E -0---0-0------ B -x---x-x------ G -5---7-4------ D -7---7-5------ A -0---0-0------ E --------------
[Verse] [Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] wa.... [G7] ay.. I can't sur [C] vive I can't [G] stay a [Am] live, with [Dm] out your love.... [G] oh, baby.
[Verse] [Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] wa.... [G7] ay.. No, I can't [C] exist..I'll [G] surely [Am] miss your [Dm] tender kiss.. [G] don't leave me this [A] way..
[CHORUS - Fast Asus4 riff to simulate horns - A at nut - Asus4 then A at 5th fret] [A] Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby! [A] My [G] heart is full of [D] love and de [A] sire for you. Now, [G] come on down and [D] do what you [A] gotta do. You [G] started this [D] fire down [A] in my soul. Now, [G] can't you see, it's [D] burning [A] out of control? Come [G] on down and [D] satisfy the [A] need in me. Cause [G] only your good [D] lovin' can [E] set me free...
[Verse] [Am] Don't, don't you [D] leave me this [G] way [G7] .. Now, don't you [C] understand I'm at [G] your com [Am] mand? So, [Dm] baby, please, please, [G] don't leave me this [A] way..
[CHORUS] [A] Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, baby! [A] My [G] heart is full of [D] love and de [A] sire for you. Now, [G] come on down and [D] do what you [A] gotta do. You [G] started this [D] fire down [A] in my soul. Now, [G] can't you see, it's [D] burning [A] out of control? Come [G] on down and [D] satisfy the [A] need in me. Cause [G] only your good [D] lovin' can [A] Set me free..set me free..[G] set me free..[D] Set me freeeeeeeeeeeee [Continue to play A A A A G G D D - during the 'eeee's bit] [PIANO BREAK. - Play Chorus chords but up the neck] Don't satisfy me x forever
[Verse] [Am] Don't [D] leave me this [G] wa.... [G7] ay.. No, I can't [C] exist..I'll [G] surely [Am] miss your [Dm] tender kiss.. [G] don't leave me this [A] way..
[CHORUS - Don't play chord whilst going up chromatically to next key] Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, [B] baby! [B] My [A] heart is full of [E] love and [B] desire for you. Now, [A] come on down and [E] do what you [B] gotta do. You [A] started this [E] fire down [B] in my soul. Now, [A] can't you see, it's [E] burning [B] out of control? Come [A] on down and [E] satisfy the [B] need in me. Cause [A] only your good [E] lovin' can [B] set me free...
[OUTRO Continue to play B B B B - A A E E] Set me [B] free..set me [A] free ee [E] ee..set me X FOREVER Baby, don't leave me this way, no.. Don't leave me this way, no.. Don't leave me this way, baby.. Don't leave ... don't leave me this way, babe.. Oh, baby ...(Fade.)
[Extra notes] Low head voice for the chorus - 16th notes strumming Piano riff - play open top 3 notes before playing D to allude to or play Dsus4 to D Horn riff in Chorus just simulate by playing A at nut and then at 5th fret