'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
And baffled [bad word] Hallelujah

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 a kitchen chair,
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Baby, I've been here before,
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor,
I used to live alone before I knew you
And I've seen your flag on a Marble Arch
Love is not a victory match
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't see, so I tried to touch
I've told the [bad word]  I [bad word] to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Well, maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
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