Chords for Johnny Cash - Fourth Man In The Fire

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Thank you very much.
_ _ [F] Thank you. _ _ _
_ [D] Christmas is a time for visiting with your [Gm] loved ones and friends,
but for [Gb] some people it's not quite [Bb] that simple. _
Earlier this [C] year I visited [Dm] nursing homes, retirement centers,
[Bb] even went into a couple of [Bb] prisons.
The [Fm] meaning of my next song deals with setting [Gb] spirits free,
[Dm] because at those [F] places I made some friends
and came [Bb] to know more, a little bit [G] more,
about what it can be like for [Bm] people who live a [C] confined life.
_ [Cm] _ We've all heard the story [Dm] about the three men,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
[D] who were relegated to a terrible place,
but this song [Gm] is about the fourth man,
the [F] one who set their spirits [Bb] free.
_ If you're [C] going to spend this Christmas [Dm] confined for one reason or another,
[Eb] this song is dedicated to you.
[Bb] And if you're [F] somebody who will make that confinement [G] a little pleasanter,
someone [C] whose visit can really make a merry Christmas,
[Em] then this song is [D] dedicated to you too.
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Here is a story from [Eb] the Bible that we know,
[Bb] a story about a miracle [Eb] that happened long ago.
[Bb] We hope you can find courage when [Eb] temptations you might meet.
Oh, [Ab] there's somebody [Eb] watching,
[Bb] who's strong when you're weak, they wouldn't bend.
They held on to the will [Eb] of God, so we are told.
They [Bb] wouldn't bow.
They would not bow their [Eb] knees to the idols made of gold.
They [Bb] wouldn't burn.
They would protect and [Eb] fight for us men in the fire.
They [Ab] wouldn't bend, they [Bb] wouldn't bow, they wouldn't burn.
_ [Eb] Well, the prophet Daniel tells about [Ab] three men who walked with God,
[Bb] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
[Eb] before the wicked king they stood.
Now the king commanded them, bound and thrown [Ab] into the fiery coals that day.
[Bb] But the fire was so hot that the men were slain,
that forced them on [Eb] their way, they [Bb] wouldn't bend.
They held on to the [Eb] will of God, so we are told.
They [Bb] wouldn't bow.
They would not bow their [Eb] knees to the idols made of gold.
They [Bb] wouldn't burn.
They would protect and [Eb] fight for us men in the fire.
They [Ab] wouldn't bend, they [Bb] wouldn't bow, they [Eb] wouldn't burn.
When the three were cast in and the king rose [Ab] up to witness their awful fate,
he [Bb] began to tremble at what he saw, and [Eb] in astonished tones he spake,
Did we not cast three men [Ab] bound in the fumes of the fire?
I [Bb] believe I see four men unhurt, unbound, and walking [Eb] down there.
I see Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [Ab] and the fiery coals they _ [Bb] _
stood on.
I see it like the Son of God, they wouldn't bend.
They held on to the [Eb] will of God, so we are told.
They [Bb] wouldn't bow.
They would not bow their [Eb] knees to the idols made of gold.
They [Bb] wouldn't bend.
They would protect and [Eb] fight for us men in the fire.
They [Ab] wouldn't bend, they [Bb] wouldn't bow, they [Eb] wouldn't burn.
[Bb] They wouldn't bend.
They held on to [Eb] the will of God, so we are told.
They [Bb] wouldn't bow.
They would not bow their [Eb] knees to the idols made of gold.
They [Bb] wouldn't burn.
They would protect and [Eb] fight for us men in the fire.
They [Ab] wouldn't bend, they [Bb] wouldn't bow, they [Eb] wouldn't burn.
They [Ab] wouldn't bend, they wouldn't bow, [Eb] they wouldn't burn. _ _ _
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