The Baron

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

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The Baron Chords by Johnny Cash

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