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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, followed by a pre-chorus and chorus singing "Hallelujah" and describing the mother as an angel.

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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, followed by a pre-chorus and chorus singing "Hallelujah" and describing the mother as an angel.

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    Supermarket Flowers

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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, followed by a pre-chorus and chorus singing "Hallelujah" and describing the mother as an angel.

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    Verse + Chorus Pre-Chorus

    -------------- ----------
    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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