Shadrack Chords

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Shadrack by Brook Benton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Db. It uses the chords Db, Ab, B, F#, C#m, E, Cm and Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: Db 

 Db                 Ab    Db   Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!..Shadrack, Meshach,  
 B     Db   
 Abednego!) 

#1. 
Db 
Now there were three children from the land of Israel. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db                                         F# 
Ah, they took a little trip to the land of Babylon. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db 
And old Nebudchanezzer was the king of Babylon. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db                              F#           Db 
So they took a lot of gold, and made them an idol. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 

Bridge: 
Db 
And they told everybody when you hear the music of the  

clarinet..they told everybody when you hear the music of  
    Ab 
the flute. 
     Db 
Now, listen, children, when you hear the music of the horn.. 
        C#m   E               F#       Db 
oh, you gotta bow down and worship the idol! 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 

#2. 
Db 
Ah, but the children of Israel would not bow down! 
 Db                 B     Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db 
We ain't going to bow to no golden idol! 
 Db                 B    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db      C#m     Db 
No, you couldnt fool the children with the golden idol! 
 Db                 B    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 

#3. 
Db      C#m  Db                         C#m   Db 
So, the king cast the children into the fiery furnace. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db 
He heaped on coal and red-hot brimstone, good for Satan. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db                 C#m   Db 
Even made it seven times hotter than it oughtta be! 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 
Db 
Now, they burned up the soldiers that the king had put there. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 

Bridge: 

Db            B                   Db 
Oh, Shadrack! Meshach, Abednego!..nnnhh!-um-hmm.  

#4. 
Db 
Then the Good Lord called an angel, gave him a couple of wings. 
Db 
He said go down there through the middle of the furnace and began  

to coolin' the flames. 
                   Ab     Db               E         Db 
And those children got so happy, they went struttin' right through  
Cm  Db 
the fire. 
Eb   E            F#                Cm           Db 
Just laughin' and talkin' 'bout the power of the Gospel. 
 Db                 Ab    Db 
(Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!) 

OUTRO: 

Db            B                     Db 
Oh, Shadrack! Meshach, Abednego!!!..unnnhhh!  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante