50,000 Names Carved In The Wall Song Lyrics and Chords

50,000 Names Carved In The Wall Song Lyrics and Chords by George Jones

50,000 Names Carved In The Wall

Recorded by George Jones

Written by Jamie O'Hara

There's teddy bears and high school rings

And old photographs that mommas bring

The daddies with their young boys playing

ball

There's combat boots that he used to wear

When he was sent over there

There's 50,000

names carved in the

wall

There's cigarettes and there's cans of beer

And notes that say I miss you dear

And children who don't say anything at

all

There's purple hearts and packs of gum

Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons

And there's 50,000

names carved in the

wall

They come from all across this land

In pickup trucks and mini-vans

Searching for a boy from long

ago

They scan the wall and find his name

The tear drops fall like pouring rain

And silently they leave a gift and

There stars of David and Rosary beads

And crucifixion figurines

And flowers of all colors large and

small

There's a boy scout badge and a merit pin

Little American flags waving in the wind

And there's 50,000

names carved in the

wall

There's 50,000

names carved in the

wall

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Who sang the the song 50,000 Names Carved In The Wall?
- The song 50,000 Names Carved In The Wall was sang by George Jones.

Who is George Jones?
- George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum".Born in Texas, Jones first heard country music when he was seven, and was given a guitar at the age of nine. He married his first wife, Dorothy Bonvillion, in 1950, and was divorced in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was discharged in 1953. He married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954. In 1959, Jones recorded "White Lightning", written by J. P. Richardson, which launched his career as a singer. His second marriage ended in divorce in 1968 he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Years of alcoholism compromised his health and led to his missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones". After his divorce from Wynette in 1975, Jones married his fourth wife, Nancy Sepulvado, in 1983 and became sober for good in 1999. Jones died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure.
George Jones has been called "The Rolls Royce Of Country Music" and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013.
Johnny Cash once said, "When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?'"

50,000 Names Carved In The Wall Song Lyrics and Chords

50,000 Names Carved In The Wall Song Lyrics and Chords by George Jones

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