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The Wall

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

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Readable chord sheet for The Wall by Johnny Cash

There's a l[G]ot of strange men in cell block ten, but the strangest of them all
was a fr[C]iend of mine who s[G]pent his time[C] starin at the w[G]all.[C] Starin at the
w[G]all. As he lo[C]oked at the wall so st[G]rong and tall, you could h[C]ear him softly
cu[G]rse: Nob[C]ody at all ever cli[G]mbed that wall, but I[C]'m gonna be the fi[G]rst. I[C]'m
gonna be the fi[G]rst. Well, the warden walked by and said son, don't try, I'd
hate to see you fall, there [C]is no doubt they'd ca[G]rry you out if you e[C]ver
touch that w[G]all. If you ever touch that wall. Well, a year's gone by since he
made his try, but I can still recall how h[C]ard he tried and the w[G]ay he died,
but he ne[C]ver made that w[G]all. He ne[C]ver made that w[G]all. Well, there's ne[C]ver
been a man who ever sh[G]ook this can, but I k[C]now a man who tried. The
ne[C]wspapers called it a j[G]ail break plan, but I k[C]now it was sui[G]cide. I k[C]now it
was sui[G]cide.

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