Chords for Johnny Cash - The Baron (Official Video)
Tempo:
96.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
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F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] Wish I had known you [F] when you were a little [Am] younger.
Round me you might have learned a thing or two.
[C]
If I had known you longer, [Fm] you might be a little [C] stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am] [G] [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot [G] straighter [C] than you do.
[Am] As he walked into the boo room, you [D] could tell he didn't fit.
[C] In his hand-made boots, custom [E] suits, pearl-handled shooting stick.
[Am] Tonight there'd be a showdown.
[D] Then everyone would know who [C] shoots the meanest game around.
The Baron or Billy Joe.
[Am] Billy Joe looked edgy, [D] about to lose his cool.
But [C] the Baron's hands were steady as [E] the two began to duel.
[Am] Yeah, he was like a general [D] on a battlefield with slate.
[C] And he would say to Billy Joe, [E] each time he sunk the [Am] eight, he'd [G] say.
[C] I wish I had known you [F] when you were a little [C]
[Am] younger.
Round me you might have learned a thing [C] or two.
If I had known you longer, [F] you might be a little [C]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am]
[G] [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot straighter than you do.
[Am] Now Billy Joe was busted, [D] but he hadn't felt the sting.
[C] And from the far end of the table, he [E] threw his mother's wedding ring.
[Am] And he said, you won my money, [D] but it ain't gonna do the trick.
[C] I'll bet this ring on one more [G] game against your [C] fancy stick.
[A] The Baron's eyes got [Am] foggy [D] as the ring rolled on the felt.
[C] And he almost doubled over [E] like he was hit the low belt.
[Am] 20 years ago, it [D] was a ring his wife had worn.
[C] And he didn't know before he left [G] that a [B] son would soon [C] be born.
[Db] [Bb] It sounded just like [Eb] thunder when the Baron shot the break.
[Db] But it grew quickly quiet [F] as he lined up the eight.
[Bbm] Then a warm hand touched his shoulder [Eb] and it chilled him to the bone.
[Db] When he turned and saw the woman [Ab] who had loved him [Db] for so long.
[Bbm] The game was never finished.
[Eb] The eight ball never fell.
[Db] The Baron calmly picked it up [F] and put it on the shelf.
[Bbm] Then he placed the ring in the [Eb] hands that held him long ago.
[Db] And he tossed that fancy shooting stick [F] to his son Billy [Bbm] Joe.
[Ab] And he said, [Db] wish I had known you [Gb] when you were a [Bbm] little younger.
Around me you might have learned a thing [Db] or two.
I hadn't known you longer.
[Gb] You might be a little [Db]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [C] do.
[Bbm]
[Ab] [Gb] Maybe [Db] you'd shoot straighter [Ab]
than [Db] you do.
Round me you might have learned a thing or two.
[C]
If I had known you longer, [Fm] you might be a little [C] stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am] [G] [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot [G] straighter [C] than you do.
[Am] As he walked into the boo room, you [D] could tell he didn't fit.
[C] In his hand-made boots, custom [E] suits, pearl-handled shooting stick.
[Am] Tonight there'd be a showdown.
[D] Then everyone would know who [C] shoots the meanest game around.
The Baron or Billy Joe.
[Am] Billy Joe looked edgy, [D] about to lose his cool.
But [C] the Baron's hands were steady as [E] the two began to duel.
[Am] Yeah, he was like a general [D] on a battlefield with slate.
[C] And he would say to Billy Joe, [E] each time he sunk the [Am] eight, he'd [G] say.
[C] I wish I had known you [F] when you were a little [C]
[Am] younger.
Round me you might have learned a thing [C] or two.
If I had known you longer, [F] you might be a little [C]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am]
[G] [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot straighter than you do.
[Am] Now Billy Joe was busted, [D] but he hadn't felt the sting.
[C] And from the far end of the table, he [E] threw his mother's wedding ring.
[Am] And he said, you won my money, [D] but it ain't gonna do the trick.
[C] I'll bet this ring on one more [G] game against your [C] fancy stick.
[A] The Baron's eyes got [Am] foggy [D] as the ring rolled on the felt.
[C] And he almost doubled over [E] like he was hit the low belt.
[Am] 20 years ago, it [D] was a ring his wife had worn.
[C] And he didn't know before he left [G] that a [B] son would soon [C] be born.
[Db] [Bb] It sounded just like [Eb] thunder when the Baron shot the break.
[Db] But it grew quickly quiet [F] as he lined up the eight.
[Bbm] Then a warm hand touched his shoulder [Eb] and it chilled him to the bone.
[Db] When he turned and saw the woman [Ab] who had loved him [Db] for so long.
[Bbm] The game was never finished.
[Eb] The eight ball never fell.
[Db] The Baron calmly picked it up [F] and put it on the shelf.
[Bbm] Then he placed the ring in the [Eb] hands that held him long ago.
[Db] And he tossed that fancy shooting stick [F] to his son Billy [Bbm] Joe.
[Ab] And he said, [Db] wish I had known you [Gb] when you were a [Bbm] little younger.
Around me you might have learned a thing [Db] or two.
I hadn't known you longer.
[Gb] You might be a little [Db]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [C] do.
[Bbm]
[Ab] [Gb] Maybe [Db] you'd shoot straighter [Ab]
than [Db] you do.
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[C] Wish I had known you [F] when you were a little [Am] younger.
Round me you might have learned a thing or two.
[C] _
If I had known you longer, [Fm] you might be a little [C] stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot [G] straighter [C] than you do.
_ _ _ [Am] As he walked into the boo room, you [D] could tell he didn't fit.
[C] In his hand-made boots, custom [E] suits, pearl-handled shooting stick.
[Am] Tonight there'd be a showdown.
[D] Then everyone would know who [C] shoots the meanest game around.
The Baron or Billy Joe.
_ _ [Am] Billy Joe looked edgy, [D] about to lose his cool.
But [C] the Baron's hands were steady as [E] the two began to duel.
[Am] Yeah, he was like a general [D] on a battlefield with slate.
[C] And he would say to Billy Joe, [E] each time he sunk the [Am] eight, he'd [G] say.
[C] I wish I had known you [F] when you were a little [C]
[Am] younger.
Round me you might have learned a thing [C] or two. _
If I had known you longer, [F] you might be a little [C]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am] _
[G] _ [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot straighter than you do. _
_ [Am] Now Billy Joe was busted, [D] but he hadn't felt the sting.
[C] And from the far end of the table, he [E] threw his mother's wedding ring.
[Am] And he said, you won my money, [D] but it ain't gonna do the trick.
[C] I'll bet this ring on one more [G] game against your [C] fancy stick.
_ _ [A] The Baron's eyes got [Am] foggy [D] as the ring rolled on the felt.
[C] And he almost doubled over [E] like he was hit the low belt.
_ [Am] 20 years ago, it [D] was a ring his wife had worn.
[C] And he didn't know before he left [G] that a [B] son would soon [C] be born.
_ _ [Db] _ [Bb] It sounded just like [Eb] thunder when the Baron shot the break.
[Db] But it grew quickly quiet [F] as he lined up the eight.
[Bbm] Then a warm hand touched his shoulder [Eb] and it chilled him to the bone.
[Db] When he turned and saw the woman [Ab] who had loved him [Db] for so long.
_ _ [Bbm] The game was never finished.
[Eb] The eight ball never fell.
[Db] The Baron calmly picked it up [F] and put it on the shelf.
[Bbm] Then he placed the ring in the [Eb] hands that held him long ago.
[Db] And he tossed that fancy shooting stick [F] to his son Billy [Bbm] Joe.
[Ab] And he said, [Db] wish I had known you [Gb] when you were a [Bbm] little younger.
Around me you might have learned a thing [Db] or two. _
I hadn't known you longer.
[Gb] You might be a little [Db]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [C] do.
[Bbm] _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ Maybe [Db] you'd shoot straighter [Ab]
than [Db] you do. _ _ _ _ _ _
Round me you might have learned a thing or two.
[C] _
If I had known you longer, [Fm] you might be a little [C] stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot [G] straighter [C] than you do.
_ _ _ [Am] As he walked into the boo room, you [D] could tell he didn't fit.
[C] In his hand-made boots, custom [E] suits, pearl-handled shooting stick.
[Am] Tonight there'd be a showdown.
[D] Then everyone would know who [C] shoots the meanest game around.
The Baron or Billy Joe.
_ _ [Am] Billy Joe looked edgy, [D] about to lose his cool.
But [C] the Baron's hands were steady as [E] the two began to duel.
[Am] Yeah, he was like a general [D] on a battlefield with slate.
[C] And he would say to Billy Joe, [E] each time he sunk the [Am] eight, he'd [G] say.
[C] I wish I had known you [F] when you were a little [C]
[Am] younger.
Round me you might have learned a thing [C] or two. _
If I had known you longer, [F] you might be a little [C]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [Bm] do.
[Am] _
[G] _ [F] Maybe [C] you'd shoot straighter than you do. _
_ [Am] Now Billy Joe was busted, [D] but he hadn't felt the sting.
[C] And from the far end of the table, he [E] threw his mother's wedding ring.
[Am] And he said, you won my money, [D] but it ain't gonna do the trick.
[C] I'll bet this ring on one more [G] game against your [C] fancy stick.
_ _ [A] The Baron's eyes got [Am] foggy [D] as the ring rolled on the felt.
[C] And he almost doubled over [E] like he was hit the low belt.
_ [Am] 20 years ago, it [D] was a ring his wife had worn.
[C] And he didn't know before he left [G] that a [B] son would soon [C] be born.
_ _ [Db] _ [Bb] It sounded just like [Eb] thunder when the Baron shot the break.
[Db] But it grew quickly quiet [F] as he lined up the eight.
[Bbm] Then a warm hand touched his shoulder [Eb] and it chilled him to the bone.
[Db] When he turned and saw the woman [Ab] who had loved him [Db] for so long.
_ _ [Bbm] The game was never finished.
[Eb] The eight ball never fell.
[Db] The Baron calmly picked it up [F] and put it on the shelf.
[Bbm] Then he placed the ring in the [Eb] hands that held him long ago.
[Db] And he tossed that fancy shooting stick [F] to his son Billy [Bbm] Joe.
[Ab] And he said, [Db] wish I had known you [Gb] when you were a [Bbm] little younger.
Around me you might have learned a thing [Db] or two. _
I hadn't known you longer.
[Gb] You might be a little [Db]
stronger.
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you [C] do.
[Bbm] _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ Maybe [Db] you'd shoot straighter [Ab]
than [Db] you do. _ _ _ _ _ _