Johnny Cash - The baron

^CWish I had a-known ya When ^Amyou were a little ^Cyounger Around ^Amme you might have learned a thing or ^Ctwo ^CIf I had known you longer You ^Ammight be a little ^Cstronger And ^Ammaybe you'd shoot ^Cstraighter than you ^Amdo ^{G F F}Maybe you'd shoot ^Gstraighter than you ^Cdo

As he ^Amwalked into the poolroom, you could ^Dtell he didn't fit In his ^Chandmade boots, custom suits, and ^Epearl handled shooting stick ^AmTonight there'd be a showdown, then ^Deveryone would know Who ^Cshoots the meanest game around - The ^EBaron or Billy Joe

^AmBilly Joe looked edgy, ^Dabout to lose his cool But the ^CBaron's hands were steady, as the ^Etwo began to duel Yeah, ^Amhe was like a general on a ^Dbattlefield of slate And he'd ^Csay to Billy Joe each ^Etime he sunk the eight ^GHe'd say...

^CWish I had a-known ya When ^Amyou were a little ^Cyounger Around ^Amme you might have learned a thing or ^Ctwo ^CIf I had known you longer You ^Ammight be a little ^Cstronger And ^Ammaybe you'd shoot ^Cstraighter than you ^Amdo ^{G F F}Maybe you'd shoot ^Gstraighter than you ^Cdo

Now ^AmBilly Joe was busted, but he ^Dhadn't felt the sting And ^Cfrom the far end of the table, he ^Ethrew his mother's wedding ring And he ^Amsaid "you won my money, but it ^Dain't gonna do the trick I'll ^Cbet this ring on one more game ^Eagainst your fancy stick"

The ^AmBaron's eyes got foggy as the ^Dring rolled on the felt And he ^Calmost doubled over like he had been ^Ehit below the belt ^AmTwenty years ago, it was the ^Dring his wife had worn And he ^Cdidn't know before he left that a ^Eson would soon be born

It ^Amsounded just like thunder when the ^DBaron shot the break But it ^Cgrew thickly quiet as he ^Elined up the eight Then a ^Amwarm hand touched his shoulder and it ^Dchilled him to the bone When he ^Cturned and saw the woman who had ^Eloved him for so long

The ^Amgame was never finished; the ^Deight ball never fell The ^CBaron calmly picked it up and ^Eput it on the shelf Then he ^Amplaced the ring in the hands that ^Dheld him long ago And he ^Ctossed that fancy shooting stick to his ^Eson Billy Joe ^GAnd he said...

^CWish I had a-known ya When ^Amyou were a little ^Cyounger Around ^Amme you might have learned a thing or ^Ctwo ^CIf I had known you longer You ^Ammight be a little ^Cstronger And ^Ammaybe you'd shoot ^Cstraighter than you ^Amdo ^{G F F}Maybe you'd shoot ^Gstraighter than you ^Cdo