{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":701016,"song":"Belshazzar","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/701016-belshazzar-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/701016?type=chord","rating":3.9919,"votes":6,"content":"hi, this is my favorite cash song and there is no tab/chords up for it so i figured it out myself.\r\nit's pretty damn easy.\r\n\r\n                      \"BELSHAZZAR\" by Johnny Cash\r\n\r\n[tab]intro:\r\n|---------------------------------|------------------------------|\r\n|---------------------------------|------------------------------|\r\n|---------------0-----------------|------------------------------|\r\n|----------0--3----3-0------------|--0---------------------------|\r\n|---1--1-3--------------3--0-1~~--|----3-1~~------1-----1-----1--|\r\n|---------------------------------|-----------1------1-----1-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nwell the bible tells us about a man, who ruled babylon and all its land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\naround the a city he built a wall, and declared that babylon would never fall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nhe had concubines and wives, he called his babylon paradise[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nupon his throne he drank and ate, but for belshazzar it was getting late[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nfor he was weighed in the balance and found wanting[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis kingdom was divided, couldn't stand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n he was weighed in the balance and found wanting[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHis houses were built upon the sand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]|--------------------------------|------------------------------|\r\n|--------------------------------|------------------------------|\r\n|--------------0-----------------|------------------------------|\r\n|---------0--3----3-0------------|--0---------------------------|\r\n|-----1-3--------------3--0-1~~--|----3-1~~------1-----1-----1--|\r\n|--------------------------------|-----------1------1-----1-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nwhile the people feasted and drank their wine, and praised the false gods of his time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nall holy things they scorned and mocked, when suddenly all their mocking stopped[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nfor on the wall there appeared a hand, nothing else there was no man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nin blood the hand began to write, and belshazzar couldn't hide his fright[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nfor he was weighed in the balance and found wanting[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis kingdom was divided, couldn't stand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n he was weighed in the balance and found wanting[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHis houses were built upon the sand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|--------------------------------|------------------------------|\r\n|--------------------------------|------------------------------|\r\n|--------------0-----------------|------------------------------|\r\n|---------0--3----3-0------------|--0---------------------------|\r\n|-----1-3--------------3--0-1~~--|----3-1~~------1-----1-----1--|\r\n|--------------------------------|-----------1------1-----1-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\nand that's all just repeat this with the next verse and yer done\r\nand when the key changes luthers guitar goes\r\n\r\n[tab]|-------------------|\r\n|-------------------|\r\n|-------------------|\r\n|-------------------|\r\n|------3-----3----3-|\r\n|---1-----1----1----|[/tab]\r\n\r\nlast verse is:\r\n\r\nno one around could understand what was written by the mystic hand\r\nbelshazzar tried but he couldn't find, a man who could give him peace of mind\r\nthen daniel, the prophet, a man of god, he saw the writing on the wall in blood\r\nbelshazzar asked him what'd it said, and daniel turned to the wall and read\r\n\r\n*chorus*\r\n\r\n\r\nand thats all.\r\n\r\n-el berto","plain_text":"hi, this is my favorite cash song and there is no tab/chords up for it so i figured it out myself.\nit's pretty damn easy.\n\n                      \"BELSHAZZAR\" by Johnny Cash\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nand that's all just repeat this with the next verse and yer done\nand when the key changes luthers guitar goes\n\n\n\nlast verse is:\n\nno one around could understand what was written by the mystic hand\nbelshazzar tried but he couldn't find, a man who could give him peace of mind\nthen daniel, the prophet, a man of god, he saw the writing on the wall in blood\nbelshazzar asked him what'd it said, and daniel turned to the wall and read\n\n*chorus*\n\n\nand thats all.\n\n-el berto","chords":["Bb","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]}}}