{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1963263,"song":"The Baron","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1963263-the-baron-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1963263?type=chord","rating":4.78149,"votes":27,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWish I had a-known ya[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you were a little younger[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAround me you might have learned a thing or two[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I had known you longer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou might be a little stronger[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMaybe you'd shoot straighter than you do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs he walked into the poolroom, you could tell he didn't fit[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIn his handmade boots, custom suits, and pearl handled shooting stick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTonight there'd be a showdown, then everyone would know[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho shoots the meanest game around - The Baron or Billy Joe[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBilly Joe looked edgy, about to lose his cool[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut the Baron's hands were steady, as the two began to duel[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, he was like a general on a battlefield of slate[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he'd say to Billy Joe each time he sunk the eight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'd say...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWish I had a-known ya[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you were a little younger[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAround me you might have learned a thing or two[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I had known you longer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou might be a little stronger[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMaybe you'd shoot straighter than you do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow Billy Joe was busted, but he hadn't felt the sting[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd from the far end of the table, he threw his mother's wedding ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he said \"you won my money, but it ain't gonna do the trick[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'll bet this ring on one more game against your fancy stick\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Baron's eyes got foggy as the ring rolled on the felt[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he almost doubled over like he had been hit below the belt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTwenty years ago, it was the ring his wife had worn[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he didn't know before he left that a son would soon be born[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt sounded just like thunder when the Baron shot the break[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut it grew thickly quiet as he lined up the eight[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen a warm hand touched his shoulder and it chilled him to the bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen he turned and saw the woman who had loved him for so long[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe game was never finished; the eight ball never fell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe Baron calmly picked it up and put it on the shelf[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he placed the ring in the hands that held him long ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he tossed that fancy shooting stick to his son Billy Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he said...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWish I had a-known ya[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you were a little younger[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAround me you might have learned a thing or two[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I had known you longer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou might be a little stronger[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMaybe you'd shoot straighter than you do[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","F","Am","G","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}