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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well the bible tells us about a man, who ruled babylon and all its land
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around the a city he built a wall, and declared that babylon would never fall
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he had concubines and wives, he called his babylon paradise
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upon his throne he drank and ate, but for belshazzar it was getting late
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for he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
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His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand
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he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
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His houses were built upon the sand
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/johnny_cash/belshazzar_crd.html ]
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while the people feasted and drank their wine, and praised the false gods of his time
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all holy things they scorned and mocked, when suddenly all their mocking stopped
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for on the wall there appeared a hand, nothing else there was no man
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in blood the hand began to write, and belshazzar couldn't hide his fright
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for he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
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His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand
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he was weighed in the balance and found wanting
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His houses were built upon the sand
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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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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
