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1) The document provides chord diagrams and lyrics for the song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. 2) The song is about coping with the loss of the singer's mother, remembering their life together through photographs and memories. 3) Each verse describes the singer going through their mother's belongings and remembering their advice and support, with a pre-chorus and chorus celebrating the singer's mother as an "angel" who will be missed.

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Supermarket Flowers

1) The document provides chord diagrams and lyrics for the song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. 2) The song is about coping with the loss of the singer's mother, remembering their life together through photographs and memories. 3) Each verse describes the singer going through their mother's belongings and remembering their advice and support, with a pre-chorus and chorus celebrating the singer's mother as an "angel" who will be missed.

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Verse + Chorus Pre-Chorus

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C x3201x Dm xx0231 Note for ease of reading:
Em x22010 F 13321x - Em shown for C/B
F x33210 C x32010 - F shown for Fmaj7/C
Am x02210 G 32003x
G 32003x
Dm7 xx021x

Capo 6th fret

[Intro]
C Em F
C Em F

[Verse 1]
C Em F
I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill
C Em F
I threw the day old tea from the cup
Am G F Dm7 C
Packed up the photo album Matthew had made
F G C
Memories of a life that’s been loved

C Em F
Took the get well soon cards and stuffed animals
C Em F
Poured the old ginger beer down the sink
Am G F Dm7 C
Dad always told me don’t you cry when you’re down
F G C
But mum there’s a tear every time that I blink

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dm F C G
Oh I’m in pieces, it’s tearing me up but I know
Dm F C G
A heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved

[Chorus 1]
C Em F
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
G C Em F
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
G
When I fell down you’d be there
Am F C G
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
Am F C G
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home
C Em F G
C Em F

[Verse 2]
C Em F
I fluffed the pillows, made the beds, stacked the chairs up
C Em F
Folded your nightgowns neatly in a case
G Am G F C
John said he’d drive then put his hand on my cheek
F G C
And wiped a tear from the side of my face

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dm F C G
And I hope that I see the world as you did cause I know
Dm F C G
A life with love is a life that’s been lived

[Chorus 2]
C Em F
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
G C Em F
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
G
When I fell down you’d be there
Am F C G
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
Am F C G
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home

[Bridge]
C Em F
Ooh ooh ooh
C Em F
Ooh ooh ooh
C Em F
Ooh ooh ooh
Am G F
Ooh ooh ooh

[Chorus 3]

(C = x32010)
(Em = x22003)
(Fadd9 = xx3213)

C Em Fadd9
Hallelujah
C Em Fadd9
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
Am F C G
You got to see the person I have become, spread your wings and I know that when
Am F C G C
God took you back, he said Hallelujah, you’re home

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