The Baron chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics

Chorus:
C majorC
Wish I had a-known ya
   A minorAm        C majorC
When you were a little younger
    A minorAm                  C majorC
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
C majorC
If I had known you longer
  A minorAm        C majorC
You might be a little stronger
  A minorAm        C majorC          A minorAm G+G FF
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
FF         G+G          C majorC
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

Verse:
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As he walked into the poolroom, you could tell he didn't fit
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In his handmade boots, custom suits, and pearl handled shooting stick
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Tonight there'd be a showdown, then everyone would know
  C majorC                  E MajorE
Who shoots the meanest game around - The Baron or Billy Joe

A minorAm           D MajorD
Billy Joe looked edgy, about to lose his cool
    C majorC                 E MajorE
But the Baron's hands were steady, as the two began to duel
   A minorAm             D MajorD
Yeah, he was like a general on a battlefield of slate
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And he'd say to Billy Joe each time he sunk the eight
G+G
He'd say...

Chorus:
C majorC
Wish I had a-known ya
   A minorAm        C majorC
When you were a little younger
    A minorAm                  C majorC
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
C majorC
If I had known you longer
  A minorAm        C majorC
You might be a little stronger
  A minorAm        C majorC          A minorAm G+G FF
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
FF         G+G          C majorC
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

Verse:
  A minorAm              D MajorD
Now Billy Joe was busted, but he hadn't felt the sting
  C majorC                 E MajorE
And from the far end of the table, he threw his mother's wedding ring
    A minorAm               D MajorD
And he said "you won my money, but it ain't gonna do the trick
   C majorC               E MajorE
I'll bet this ring on one more game against your fancy stick"

  A minorAm              D MajorD
The Baron's eyes got foggy as the ring rolled on the felt
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And he almost doubled over like he had been hit below the belt
A minorAm              D MajorD
Twenty years ago, it was the ring his wife had worn
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And he didn't know before he left that a son would soon be born

  A minorAm                 D MajorD
It sounded just like thunder when the Baron shot the break
    C majorC            E MajorE
But it grew thickly quiet as he lined up the eight
    A minorAm                  D MajorD
Then a warm hand touched his shoulder and it chilled him to the bone
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When he turned and saw the woman who had loved him for so long

  A minorAm              D MajorD
The game was never finished; the eight ball never fell
  C majorC               E MajorE
The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on the shelf
    A minorAm                D MajorD
Then he placed the ring in the hands that held him long ago
    C majorC                    E MajorE
And he tossed that fancy shooting stick to his son Billy Joe
G+G
And he said...

Chorus:
C majorC
Wish I had a-known ya
   A minorAm        C majorC
When you were a little younger
    A minorAm                  C majorC
Around me you might have learned a thing or two
C majorC
If I had known you longer
  A minorAm        C majorC
You might be a little stronger
  A minorAm        C majorC          A minorAm G+G FF
And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do
FF         G+G          C majorC