[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 - BPM 104] Em7 E E 7---7---7-7--7---7x-7---7---- B 8---8---8-8--10--10-8---8---- G 7---7---7-9--7---7x-7---9---- D 9---9---9-9--9---9x-9---9---- A 7---7---7-7--7---7x-9---7---- E 0-------------------------- Just riff 3 times playing just bass drum then 2 hits on chord then snare S S (SS)
[Vamp - with keyboard line] [Em7] (x797810 x79787) [D] - 4 times with drums
[Verse - Play chords barred - E at 7, D at 5, C at 3 etc] [Em7] Captured [D] effortlessly [Em7] That's the [D] way it was [C] Happened [D] so naturally [C] I did not [D] know it was love
[Em7] The next thing [D] I felt was [Em7] You holding me [D] close [C] What was [D] I gonna do? [C] I let my [D] self go
[Pre-chorus] [Bm] And now we're fly [D] in' through the [C] stars.... I hope this [D] night will last for [Em7] ever (NOT CHORUS YET)
[Vamp][Em7][D] Wer er er eh[Em7][D]
[Verse] [Em7] I've been [D] waitin' for you [Em7] It's been [D] so long [C] I knew just [D] what I would do [C] When I heard [D] your song [Em7] Filled my [D] heart with your bliss [Em7] Gave me [D] freedom [C] You knew I [D] could not resist [C] I needed [D] someone
[Pre-chorus] [Bm] And now we're fly [D] in' through the stars [C] I hope this [D] night will last for [Em7] ever [Chord and vocal run] [Em][Em-022003][D-57775]-------[Dadd6-57777][D]57775 Oh oh -------- oh--------------oh------------oh
[Chorus - Play open chords at bottom where possible (D play at 5th as barre)] [Em7] Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better ----- [Em7] ------ Makes me [D] happy [Am] Makes me [C] feel [D] this [Em7] way ... Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better than
[Vamp] You [Em7][D][Em7][D]
[Verse] I ...... [Em7] wait for [D] night time to come [Em7] And bring you [D] to me [C] Can't be [D] lieve I'm the one [C] I was so [D] lonely
[Em7] I feel like [D] no one could feel [Em7] I must be [D] dreamin' [C] I want this [D] dream to be real [C] I need this [D] feelin'
[Pre-chorus] [Bm] I make my wish up [D] on a star-[C] And hope this [D] night will last for [Em7] ever [Chord and vocal run] Em Em 022003 57775-------57777 57775 Oh oh --------oh----------oh
[Chorus - Play open chords at bottom where possible (D play at 5th as barre)] [Em7] Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better ----- [Em7] ------ Makes me [D] happy [Am] Makes me [C] feel [D] this [Em7] way ... Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better than
[Bridge] you.. [Em7][D] And [C] first you put your arms [D] around me [Em7][D][C] Then you put your [D] charms around me [Em7][D] I [C] can't resist this [D] sweet surrender [Em7][D] Oh [C] my nights are [D] warm and tender [Em7][D] We [C] stare into each [D] other's eyes [Em7][D] And [C] what we see is [D] no surprise [Em7][D][C] Got a feeling [D] most with treasure [Em7][D] And a [C] love so deep we [D] cannot measure
[Chorus - repeat ad infinitum] [Em7] Ain't no [D] body [Am] Loves me [C] better ----- [Em7] ......... Makes me [D] happy [Am] Makes me [C] feel [D] this [Em7] way
[End]
[Extra notes] E ---3-3p0-5-3p0- B ---X-X---5 G ---0-0--- D 2--------- A 2--------- E 0--------- --M--o-o---f o = onbeat f = offbeat m = heavy mute
