Capo fret 2
Intro
[G] [G/B] [Cadd9]
[G] [G/B] [Cadd9]
Verse1
I took the [G] supermarket [G/B] flowers from the [Cadd9] windowsill
I threw the [G] day old [G/B] tea from the cup [Cadd9]
[Em7] ... Packed up the [D] photo album [G] Matthew had made [Cadd9]
[Cadd9] Memories of a [D] life that’s been loved [G]
Took the get [G] well soon [G/B] cards and stuffed [Cadd9] animals
Poured the [G] old ginger [G/B] beer down the sink [Cadd9]
[Em7] ... Dad always [D] told me don’t you [G] cry when you’re down [Cadd9]
But mum there’s a [Cadd9] tear every [D] time that I blink [G]
Pre-chorus1
[Am7] ... Oh I’m in [Csus2] pieces it’s [G] tearing me up [D] but I know
[Am7] ... A heart that’s [Csus2] broke is a [G] heart that’s been loved [D]
Chorus1
So I’ll sing [G] Hallelujah [G/B] [Cadd9]
You were an [D] angel in the [G] shape of my mum [G/B] [Cadd9]
When I fell [D] down you’d be there
[Em7] Holding me up, [Cadd9] spread your [G] wings as you go [D]
And when [Em7] God takes you back, [Cadd9] He’ll say [G] Hallelujah, [D] you’re home
[G] [G/B] [Cadd9]
[G] [G/B] [Cadd9]
Verse2
I fluffed the [G] pillows, made the [G/B] beds, stacked the chairs [Cadd9] up
Folded your [G] nightgowns [G/B] neatly in a case [Cadd9]
[Em7] ... John said he’d [D] drive then put his [G] hand on my cheek [Cadd9]
And wiped a [Cadd9] tear from the [D] side of my [G] face
Pre-chorus2
[Am7] ... And I hope that [Csus2] I see the [G] world as you did [D] cause I know
[Am7] ... A life with [Csus2] love is a [G] life that’s been lived [D]
Chorus2
So I’ll sing [G] Hallelujah [G/B] [Cadd9]
You were an [D] angel in the [G] shape of my mum [G/B] [Cadd9]
When I fell [D] down you’d be there
[Em7] Holding me up, [Cadd9] spread your [G] wings as you go [D]
And when [Em7] God takes you back, [Cadd9] He’ll say [G] Hallelujah, [D] you’re home
[G] [G/B] [Cadd9]
Chorus3
[G] Hallelujah [Bm7] [Cadd9]
You were an angel in the [G]shape of my mum [Bm7] [Cadd9]
You got to see the person [Em7] I have become,
[Cadd9] spread your [G] wings and I know [D] that when
[Em7] God took you back, [Cadd9] he said say [G] Hallelujah, [D] you’re home [G]