[F] Well there’s a lot of strange men, in cell block ten, [C7] [G] but the strangest of them all, [F] [Am] [F] was a friend of mine, who spent his time, staring at the wall, [Am] [F] just staring at the wall. [F] As he stared at that wall, so strong and tall, [C7] [G] you could hear him softly curse, [F] [Am] [F] Nobody at all ever climbed that wall, but I'm gonna be the first, [Am] [F] yeah I'm gonna be the first. [F] Well the warden walked by and said son don't try, [C7] [G] I'd hate to see you fall, [F] [Am] [F] Cause there aint no doubt they're gonna carry you out, if you ever touch that wall, [Am] [F] if you ever touch that wall. [F] Well a years gone by since he made his try, [C7] [G] but I can still recall, [F] [Am] [F] how hard he tried and the way he died, but he never made that wall, [Am] [F] no he never made that wall. [F] There’s never been a man ever shook this can, [C7] [G] but I know a man who tried, [F] [Am] [F] the newspapers called it a jail break plan, but I know it was suicide, [Am] [F] I know it was suicide.