Rufus Wainwright's version of this song is in the key of C, but Brandi plays it in G and tweaks the verse and chorus just a bit. This is not on her album, but she plays it live at some shows. Guitarists should toy around to see which D chord works best for the song. I'm using something close to Dsus on my banjo. intro: |F Dm|F Dm| 1st:

I’v^Fe heard that there^Dm’s a secret chord That ^FDavid played and it ^Dmpleased the Lord But ^Fyou don’t reall^Fy care for mus^Fic do you^F?

It ^Fgoes like this, the ^Ffourth, the ^Gfifth The ^Dmminor fall, the ^Fmajor lifts And ^Gthe baffled King c^Dmomposing H^Dmallelujah

Halle^Fluja^Fh, hall^Feluj^Fah F F F-F-G-F Hallelujah, hallelujah

2nd: Well your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew 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 3rd: Darling I’ve been here before I’ve seen this room, I’ve walked these floors You know I used to live alone before I knew you I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah, Oh yea… 5th: There was a time when you let me know What’s really going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And remember when I moved in you The Holy Dark was moving too And every breath you drew was hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah 6th: So maybe there’s a God above But all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you It’s not a cry you can hear at night It’s not somebody who’s seen the light It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah

^FHall^Felujah, ^Fhall^Felujah F F F-F-G-F Hallelujah, hallelujah

^FHall^Felujah, hallelu^Fjah ^F F F F-F-G-F Hallelujah, hallelujah

Brandi Carlile - Hallelujah