Belshazzar Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Capo: | no capo |
Author marshmellow666 [a] 1,519. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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hi, this is my favorite cash song and there is no tab/chords up for it so i figured it out myself.
it's pretty damn easy.
"BELSHAZZAR" by Johnny Cash
intro:
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|---------------0-----------------|------------------------------|
|----------0--3----3-0------------|--0---------------------------|
|---1--1-3--------------3--0-1~~--|----3-1~~------1-----1-----1--|
|---------------------------------|-----------1------1-----1-----|
Bb Bb
well the bible tells us about a man, who ruled babylon and all its land
Bb C
around the a city he built a wall, and declared that babylon would never fall
Bb Bb
he had concubines and wives, he called his babylon paradise
Bb C Bb
upon his throne he drank and ate, but for belshazzar it was getting late
Bb C Bb
for he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
Bb C
His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand
Bb C Bb
he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
Bb Bb
His houses were built upon the sand
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|--------------0-----------------|------------------------------|
|---------0--3----3-0------------|--0---------------------------|
|-----1-3--------------3--0-1~~--|----3-1~~------1-----1-----1--|
|--------------------------------|-----------1------1-----1-----|
Bb Bb
while the people feasted and drank their wine, and praised the false gods of his time
Bb C
all holy things they scorned and mocked, when suddenly all their mocking stopped
Bb Bb
for on the wall there appeared a hand, nothing else there was no man
Bb C Bb
in blood the hand began to write, and belshazzar couldn't hide his fright
Bb C Bb
for he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
Bb C
His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand
Bb C Bb
he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
Bb Bb
His houses were built upon the sand
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|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------0-----------------|------------------------------|
|---------0--3----3-0------------|--0---------------------------|
|-----1-3--------------3--0-1~~--|----3-1~~------1-----1-----1--|
|--------------------------------|-----------1------1-----1-----|
and that's all just repeat this with the next verse and yer done
and when the key changes luthers guitar goes
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|------3-----3----3-|
|---1-----1----1----|
last verse is:
no one around could understand what was written by the mystic hand
belshazzar tried but he couldn't find, a man who could give him peace of mind
then daniel, the prophet, a man of god, he saw the writing on the wall in blood
belshazzar asked him what'd it said, and daniel turned to the wall and read
*chorus*
and thats all.
-el berto
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Belshazzar – Johnny Cash
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This sucks
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Try putting a CAPO on the FIRST FRET then playing;
A instead of Bb, and E instead of C.
Also;
Stay on an A CHORD for the FIRST LINE of the CHORUS.
Use a simple STEP UP on the A CHORD,
A E
A|-------0---0---0---0-------0---0---2---2-------|
E|-0-2-4---0---0---0---0-2-4---0---0---0---0-2-4-|
As you get the timing right;
A
0 0 0 0
0 2 4 0 0 0
Well He Was Weighed In The Balance And Found Wanting
E
0 0 2 2
0 2 4 0 0 0
His Kingdom Was Divided, Couldn't Stand
A
0 0 0 0
0 2 4 0 0 0
Well He Was Weighed In The Balance And Found Wanting
E A
0 2 0 4 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 2 4
His Houses Were Built Upon The Sand
Jaysus this looks a lot more fecking complicated than it actually is,
I hope it makes sense and helps someone out.
Don't forget to put your CAPO on the FIRST FRET.
All the best,
flatwound.
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