Now I've heard there was a secret chordThat David played and pleased the LordBut you don't really care for music, do you?It goes like this, the fourth, the fifthThe minor fall, the major liftThe baffled kingComposing HallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahYour fate was strong but you needed proofYou saw her bathing on the roofHer beauty and the moonlight overthrew youShe tied you to a kitchen jarShe woke you at dawn and she cut your hairAnd from your lips she drew the hallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahIt goes like this, the four, the fifthThe minor fall, the major liftThe baffled king composingAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluiaAlleluia© transcript Emily Beynon