The Baron (CHORDS) by Johnny Cash
[Chorus]~
D
Wish I had a-known ya
Bm D
When you were a little younger
Bm D
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
D
If I had known you longer
Bm D
You might be a little stronger
Bm D Bm A G
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
G A D
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
[Verse]~
Bm E
As he walked into the poolroom,..!! you could tell he didn't fit
D F#
In his handmade boots,..!! custom suits,..!! and pearl handled shooting stick
Bm E
Tonight there'd be a showdown,..!! then everyone would know
D F#
Who shoots the meanest game around - The Baron or Billy Joe
Bm E
Billy Joe looked edgy,..!! about to lose his cool
D F#
But the Baron's hands were steady,..!! as the two began to duel
Bm E
Yeah,..!! he was like a general on a battlefield of slate
D F#
And he'd say to Billy Joe each time he sunk the eight
A
He'd say!!!
[Chorus]~
D
Wish I had a-known ya
Bm D
When you were a little younger
Bm D
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
D
If I had known you longer
Bm D
You might be a little stronger
Bm D Bm A G
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
G A D
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
[Verse]~
Bm E
Now Billy Joe was busted,..!! but he hadn't felt the sting
D F#
And from the far end of the table,..!! he threw his mother's wedding ring
Bm E
And he said "you won my money,..!! but it ain't gonna do the trick
D F#
I'll bet this ring on one more game against your fancy stick"
Bm E
The Baron's eyes got foggy as the ring rolled on the felt
D F#
And he almost doubled over like he had been hit below the belt
Bm E
Twenty years ago,..!! it was the ring his wife had worn
D F#
And he didn't know before he left that a son would soon be born
Bm E
It sounded just like thunder when the Baron shot the break
D F#
But it grew thickly quiet as he lined up the eight
Bm E
Then a warm hand touched his shoulder and it chilled him to the bone
D F#
When he turned and saw the woman who had loved him for so long
Bm E
The game was never finished; the eight ball never fell
D F#
The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on the shelf
Bm E
Then he placed the ring in the hands that held him long ago
D F#
And he tossed that fancy shooting stick to his son Billy Joe
A
And he said!!!
[Chorus]~
D
Wish I had a-known ya
Bm D
When you were a little younger
Bm D
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
D
If I had known you longer
Bm D
You might be a little stronger
Bm D Bm A G
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
G A D
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
D
Wish I had a-known ya
Bm D
When you were a little younger
Bm D
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
D
If I had known you longer
Bm D
You might be a little stronger
Bm D Bm A G
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
G A D
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
[Verse]~
Bm E
As he walked into the poolroom,..!! you could tell he didn't fit
D F#
In his handmade boots,..!! custom suits,..!! and pearl handled shooting stick
Bm E
Tonight there'd be a showdown,..!! then everyone would know
D F#
Who shoots the meanest game around - The Baron or Billy Joe
Bm E
Billy Joe looked edgy,..!! about to lose his cool
D F#
But the Baron's hands were steady,..!! as the two began to duel
Bm E
Yeah,..!! he was like a general on a battlefield of slate
D F#
And he'd say to Billy Joe each time he sunk the eight
A
He'd say!!!
[Chorus]~
D
Wish I had a-known ya
Bm D
When you were a little younger
Bm D
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
D
If I had known you longer
Bm D
You might be a little stronger
Bm D Bm A G
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
G A D
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
[Verse]~
Bm E
Now Billy Joe was busted,..!! but he hadn't felt the sting
D F#
And from the far end of the table,..!! he threw his mother's wedding ring
Bm E
And he said "you won my money,..!! but it ain't gonna do the trick
D F#
I'll bet this ring on one more game against your fancy stick"
Bm E
The Baron's eyes got foggy as the ring rolled on the felt
D F#
And he almost doubled over like he had been hit below the belt
Bm E
Twenty years ago,..!! it was the ring his wife had worn
D F#
And he didn't know before he left that a son would soon be born
Bm E
It sounded just like thunder when the Baron shot the break
D F#
But it grew thickly quiet as he lined up the eight
Bm E
Then a warm hand touched his shoulder and it chilled him to the bone
D F#
When he turned and saw the woman who had loved him for so long
Bm E
The game was never finished; the eight ball never fell
D F#
The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on the shelf
Bm E
Then he placed the ring in the hands that held him long ago
D F#
And he tossed that fancy shooting stick to his son Billy Joe
A
And he said!!!
[Chorus]~
D
Wish I had a-known ya
Bm D
When you were a little younger
Bm D
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
D
If I had known you longer
Bm D
You might be a little stronger
Bm D Bm A G
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
G A D
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
