The Lady Came From Baltimore Chords
by Johnny Cash
The Lady Came From Baltimore by Johnny Cash is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, A7, Em, A, E and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G D C G
The lady came from Baltimore and all she wore was lace
C G A7 D
She didn't know that I was poor, she never saw my place
G D C G
I was sent to steal her money, to take her rings and run
C G D G
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none
the lady's name was Susan Moore, her daddy read her law
she didn't know that I was poor, livin' outside the law
Her daddy said I was a thief and didn't marry her for love
But I was Suzanne's true belief and I married her for love
Em D C G
I was sent to steal her money, to take her rings and run
C G D G
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none
Instrumental
Key change to A
A E D A
The house she lived in had a wall to keep the robbers out
D A B7 E
She never stopped to think it all that that's what I'm about
A E D A
I was sent to steal her money, to take her rings and run
D A E A
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none