The Wall by Johnny Cash G There's a lot of strange men in cell block ten, but the strangest of them all C G C G C was a friend of mine who spent his time starin at the wall. Starin at the G C G C wall. As he looked at the wall so strong and tall, you could hear him softly G C G C G C curse: Nobody at all ever climbed that wall, but I'm gonna be the first. I'm G gonna be the first. Well, the warden walked by and said son, don't try, I'd C G C hate to see you fall, there is no doubt they'd carry you out if you ever G touch that wall. If you ever touch that wall. Well, a year's gone by since he C G made his try, but I can still recall how hard he tried and the way he died, C G C G C but he never made that wall. He never made that wall. Well, there's never G C been a man who ever shook this can, but I know a man who tried. The C G C G C newspapers called it a jail break plan, but I know it was suicide. I know it G was suicide.