Jeff Buckley - Medley: Hallelujah / Last Month Of The Year Lyrics
(l. cohen/traditional)Hallelujah was originally contained in leonard cohen's various positions, while last month of the year is a blues traditional. on the cd booklet this song is credited only as hallelujah.I heard there was a secret chordThat david played and it pleased the lordBut you don't really care for music, do you?Well it goes like this :The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major liftThe baffled king composing hallelujahHallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujahWell your faith was strong but you needed proofYou saw her bathing on the roofHer beauty and the moonlight overthrough yaShe tied you to her kitchen chairShe broke your throne and she cut your hairAnd from your lips she drew the hallelujahHallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujahBaby i've been here beforeI've seen this room and i've walked this floorI used to live alone before i knew yaI've seen your flag on the marble archAnd love is not some victory marchIt's a cold and it's a broken hallelujahHallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujahThere was a time when you let me knowWhat's really going on belowBut now you never show that to me do yaBut remember when i moved in youAnd the holy dove was moving tooAnd every breath we drew was hallelujahWell, maybe there's a god aboveBut all i've ever learned from loveWas how to shoot at someone who outdrew yaAnd it's not a cry that you hear at nightIt's not somebody who's seen the lightIt's a cold and it's a broken hallelujahHallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah,Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah...[and here starts last month of the year]Tell me what month was jesus born inLast month of the yearTell me what month was jesus born inLast month of the yearGot january, january, march oh lordGot april, may and june lordYou got july oh yeahSeptember, october and novemberGot the twenty fiftyDecember is the last month of the yearWhat month was jesus born inLast month of the yearWhat month was jesus born inLast month of the yearGot january, february, march oh lordGot april, may and june lordYou got july oh butSeptember, october and novemberGot the twenty fiftyDecember is the last month of the year(thank you melbourne)
