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♪ Now I've heard there was a secret chord ♪ 00:04

♪ That David played, and it pleased the Lord ♪ 00:09

♪ But you dont really care for music, do you? ♪ 00:13

♪ It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth ♪ 00:21

♪ The minor falls, the major lifts ♪ 00:26

♪ The baffled king composing Hallelujah ♪ 00:30

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 00:38

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 00:46

♪ Your faith was strong but you needed proof ♪ 01:00

♪ You saw her bathing on the roof ♪ 01:04

♪ Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya ♪ 01:08

♪ She tied you to a kitchen chair ♪ 01:17

♪ She broke your throne, and she cut your hair ♪ 01:21

♪ And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah ♪ 01:25

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 01:33

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 01:41

♪ You say I took the name in vain ♪ 01:55

♪ I don't even know the name ♪ 01:59

♪ But if I did, well, really, what's it to ya? ♪ 02:03

♪ There's a blaze of light in every word ♪ 02:12

♪ It doesn't matter which you heard ♪ 02:16

♪ The holy or the broken Hallelujah ♪ 02:20

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 02:27

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 02:36

♪ I did my best, it wasn't much ♪ 02:49

♪ I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch ♪ 02:54

♪ I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya ♪ 02:58

♪ And even though it all went wrong ♪ 03:06

♪ I'll stand before the lord of song ♪ 03:10

♪ With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah ♪ 03:14

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 03:22

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 03:30

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 03:39

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 03:47

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 03:56

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 04:04

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 04:12

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ 04:21

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen

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♪ Now I've heard there was a secret chord ♪

♪ That David played, and it pleased the Lord ♪

♪ But you dont really care for music, do you? ♪

♪ It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth ♪

♪ The minor falls, the major lifts ♪

♪ The baffled king composing Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

♪ Your faith was strong but you needed proof ♪

♪ You saw her bathing on the roof ♪

♪ Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya ♪

♪ She tied you to a kitchen chair ♪

♪ She broke your throne, and she cut your hair ♪

♪ And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

♪ You say I took the name in vain ♪

♪ I don't even know the name ♪

♪ But if I did, well, really, what's it to ya? ♪

♪ There's a blaze of light in every word ♪

♪ It doesn't matter which you heard ♪

♪ The holy or the broken Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

♪ I did my best, it wasn't much ♪

♪ I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch ♪

♪ I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya ♪

♪ And even though it all went wrong ♪

♪ I'll stand before the lord of song ♪

♪ With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ B1	noun - something kept hidden or not known adjective - not openly acknowledged or displayed
chord /kɔːrd/ B2	noun - a group of musical notes played together
pleased /pliːzd/ B1	adjective - feeling happy or satisfied
care /keər/ A2	verb - to have concern or interest
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to perform music or act in a show
note /noʊt/ A2	noun - a short written remark or message verb - to notice or observe
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward intentionally or accidentally
minor /ˈmaɪnər/ B2	adjective - lesser in importance or size
major /ˈmeɪdʒər/ B2	adjective - greater in importance or size
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - a male monarch or ruler
compose /kəmˈpoʊz/ B2	verb - to create or write music or poetry
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
proof /pruːf/ B2	noun - evidence that shows something is true
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - a pleasing quality that gives aesthetic enjoyment
throne /θroʊn/ B2	noun - a royal seat for a king or queen
hair /heər/ A2	noun - the hair on a person's head
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection

Vocabulary

Meanings

secret

/ˈsiːkrɪt/

noun
- something kept hidden or not known

adjective
- not openly acknowledged or displayed

chord

/kɔːrd/

noun
- a group of musical notes played together

pleased

/pliːzd/

adjective
- feeling happy or satisfied

care

/keər/

verb
- to have concern or interest

play

/pleɪ/

verb
- to perform music or act in a show

note

/noʊt/

noun
- a short written remark or message

verb
- to notice or observe

fall

/fɔːl/

verb
- to move downward intentionally or accidentally

minor

/ˈmaɪnər/

adjective
- lesser in importance or size

major

/ˈmeɪdʒər/

adjective
- greater in importance or size

king

/kɪŋ/

noun
- a male monarch or ruler

compose

/kəmˈpoʊz/

verb
- to create or write music or poetry

faith

/feɪθ/

noun
- strong belief or trust in someone or something

proof

/pruːf/

noun
- evidence that shows something is true

beauty

/ˈbjuːti/

noun
- a pleasing quality that gives aesthetic enjoyment

throne

/θroʊn/

noun
- a royal seat for a king or queen

hair

/heər/

noun
- the hair on a person's head

love

/lʌv/

noun
- a strong feeling of affection

verb
- to feel deep affection

Grammar:

Now I've heard there was a secret chord

➔ Present perfect tense

➔ The phrase "I've heard" uses the **present perfect tense** to indicate an action that happened at an unspecified time before now.
That David played, and it pleased the Lord

➔ Past simple tense

➔ The verb "played" is in the **past simple tense**, referring to a completed action in the past.
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth

➔ Present tense of 'go' for instructions or descriptions

➔ The phrase "It goes like this" uses the **present simple tense** to describe how something functions or is structured.
The minor falls, the major lifts

➔ Simple present tense in poetic parallelism

➔ The phrases "The minor falls" and "the major lifts" are in the **present simple tense**, emphasizing a poetic rhythm and parallelism.
And even though it all went wrong

➔ Past perfect tense

➔ The phrase "went wrong" is in the **past simple tense**, describing a completed action in the past.
I'll stand before the lord of song

➔ Future simple tense with 'will'

➔ The phrase "I'll stand" employs **future simple tense** with 'will' to express a spontaneous or definite future intention.