IntroCAmCAm (x2)
VerseCAm
You packed you bags and shut the door
CAm
You crossed the sea to fight a war
FGCG
You didn’t know just what would happen to you
C. F. G
Stepped in the dirt, boots on the ground
Am. F
And gunfire was the only sound
G. Em. Am
And to yourself you whispered Hallelujah,
ChorusF. Am. F. C. G. C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Halleluuuujah
VerseC. Am
Every day and every night
C. Am
You walked the walk, you fought the fight
F. G. C. G
You never saw the end in sight, now did you?
C. F. G
The days awash in a haze of red
Am. F
the blood, the mud, too many dead.
G. Em. Am
Your weary soul was crying, Hallelujah
ChorusF. Am. F. C. G. C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Halleluuuujah
VerseC. Am
Too late to help, you hear a shot.
C. Am
You know you’re in a deadly spot.
F. G. C. G
You never thought the day would come to you
C. F. G
Your brother falls down to the ground
Am. F
The enemy is all around.
G. Em. Am
From you lips you scream a Hallelujah.
ChorusF. Am. F. C. G. C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Halleluuuujah
VerseC. Am
You fought the fight will it was done.
C. Am
You have the strength to carry on.
F. G. C. G
You thought it’d be much better back home did you?
C. F. G
You try each day, keep pushing through
Am. F
But the battle lives inside of you.
G. Em. Am
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah.
EndingF. Am. F. C. G. C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Halleluuujah (x2)
Hallelujah Veteran version
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