Amy Grant — Better Than A Hallelujah (ver 3) Chords
G
V1— God loves a lullaby
V2— The woman holding on for life,
Em
In a mothers tears in the dead of night
The dying man giving up the fight
Am7 C G
(Are) Better than a Hallelujah sometimes.
G
God loves the drunkards cry,
Tears of shame for what's been done,
Em
The soldiers plea not to let him die
The silence when the words won't come
Am7 C G
(Are) Better than a Hallelujah sometimes.
CHORUS
Em Cadd9
We pour out our miseries
G D
God just hears a melody
Em Cadd9
Beautiful the mess we are
G D Am Em7—C
The honest cries of breaking hearts
G
Are better than a Hallelujah.
Goto Verse 2
C
Better than a church bell ringing,
G Am C
Better than a choir singing out, singing out.
Goto Chorus (Guitar solo = 1st 3 lines of chorus)
End: G Em Cadd9 G
Better than a Hallelujah sometimes
Chord Guide
Cadd9 played open = 0—3—2—0—3—0
Am7 = 0—0—2—0—1—0
Em7 = 0—2—2—0—1—0
G = 3—2—0—0—3—3
Em = 0—3—3—0—0—0
D = X—X—0—2—3—2
Am = 0—0—2—2—1—0
C = 0—3—2—0—1—0