Johnny Cash - The Wall: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Wall" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Wall ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Wall" smoothly on your ukulele.

           A
There's a lot of strange men in cell block ten
                          E7
But the strangest of them all
        D                  A
Was a friend of mine who spent his time
  D             A
Staring at the wall
  D             A
Staring at the wall

In his hand was a note that his gal had wrote
Proving crime don't pay
Was the very same gal he robbed and stole for
Namin' their wedding day
Namin' their wedding day

Chorus:
       D
As he looked at the wall
      A
So strong and tall
   D                A
I heard him softly curse
   D                 A
Nobody at all ever climbed that wall
    D                    A
But I'm going to be the first
D                    A
I'm going to be the first

Then the warden walked by and said son don't try
I'd hate to see you fall
Because there is no doubt they'll carry you out
If you ever touch that wall
If you ever touch that wall

Chorus:
Well there's never been a man
Who shook this camp
But I knew a man who tried
The newspapers called it a jailbreak plan
But I know it was suicide
I know it was suicide

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E7

Ukulele chord E7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Wall" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Wall" by Johnny Cash.

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