Johnny Cash Belshazzar

Tom: F Intro: 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 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 and that's all just repeat this with the next verse and yer done and when the key changes luthers guitar goes 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