The Baron Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Wish I had a known ya
[F]When you were a little [C]younger
[Am]Around me you might have learned
a thing or [C]two
If I had known you longer
You [F]might be a little Stronger
[C]And maybe you'd shoot straighter
Then [G]you [Am]doooo[G][F]
Maybe you'd shoot [G]straighter
Then [C]you do

[Verse 2]
[Am]As he walked into the poolroom
You [D]could tell he didn't fit
[C]In his handmade boots, custom suits
and [E]pearl handled shooting stick
[A]Tonight there'd [Am]be
a showdown
[D]then everyone would know
Who shoots [C]the meanest game around
The [G]Baron or Billy [C]Joe
[Am]Billy Joe looked Edgy
[D]About to lose his cool
But the Bar[C]on's hands were steady
As the [E]two began to duel
[A]Yeah he [Am]was like a general
on a [D]battlefield of slate
And [C]he'd say to Billy Joe
each [E]time he sunk the [Am]eight
He'd [G]Say

[Verse 3]
[C]Wish I had a known ya
When [F]you were a little [C]younger
Around [Am]me you might have learned
a thing or [C]two
If I had known you longer
You [F]might be a little [C]Stronger
And maybe you'd shoot straighter
Then [G]you [Am]doooo[G][F]
Maybe you'd shoot [G]straighter
Then [C]you do

[Verse 4]
[Am]Now Billy Joe was busted
But [D]he hadn't felt the sting
And from the [C]far end of the table
He threw his [E]mother's
wedding ring
[Am]And he said you won my money
But it [D]ain't gonna do the trick
I'll [C]bet this ring on one more game
again[G]st your fancy stick
[C]The[Am] Baron's eyes got foggy
as the [D]ring rolled on the felt
And he [C]al most doubled over
Like he had been [E]hit below the belt
[Am]Twenty years ago
It was [D]the ring his wife had worn
And [C]he didn't know before he left
that a [G]son would soon [C]be born
[Bbm]It sounded just like thunder
when the [Eb]Baron shot the break
But [Db]it grew thickly quiet
as [F]He lined up the eight
Then a [C]warm hand [Bbm]touched
his shoulder
[Ab]and it chilled him [Eb]to the bone
[Db]When he turned and saw the woman
Who had loved him for so long
The [Bbm]game was never finished
The [Eb]eight ball never fell
The [Db]Baron calmly picked it up
and [F]put it on the shelf
Then [Bbm]he placed the ring
In the hands that [Eb]held him long ago
and he [Db]tossed that fancy shooting stick
To his [F]son Billy [Bbm]Joe
[Ab]And he said

[Verse 5]
[Db]Wish I had a known ya
When [F#]you were a little y[Db]ounger
Around [Bbm]me you might have learned
a thing or [Db]two
If I had known you longer
You [F#]might be a little [Db]Stronger
And maybe you'd shoot straighter
Then [Bbm]you do[Ab]ooo[F#]
Maybe you'd shoot [Db]straighter[Ab]
Then you do