Written by Scotty Emerick / Toby Keith
(WHISKEY FOR MY MEN) BEER FOR MY HORSES by Toby Keith Standard tuning EADGBE Transcribed by joetormala verse 1 G C G Well a man come on the 6 o’clock news, G D G Said somebody’s been shot, somebody’s been abused, G Somebody blew up a building, C G Somebody stole a car, G Somebody got away. D G Somebody didn’t get too far…yeah C D G They didn’t get too far. verse 2 G C G Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son; G D G A man had to answer for the wicked that he done. G Take all the rope in Texas, C G Find a tall oak tree, round up all them bad boys, D G Hang them high in the street. C D G For all the world to see. Chorus D C G Justice is the one thing you should always find. C G You got to saddle up your boys. D G You got to draw a hard line. D C G When the gun smoke settles, we’ll sing a victory tune. C G D G We’ll all meet back at the local saloon. G C G We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces. G F C G Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses. verse 3 G C G We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds. D G We got too much corruption, too much crime in the streets. G C G It’s time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground. G D G Send em’ all to their maker and he’ll settle em’ down. D G You can bet, he’ll set em’ down- Cause, Chorus D C G Justice is the one thing you should always find. C G You got to saddle up your boys. D G You got to draw a hard line. D C G When the gun smoke settles, we’ll sing a victory tune. C G D G We’ll all meet back at the local saloon. G C G We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces. G F C G Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses. F C G Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses. OUTRO D C G Justice is the one thing you should always find. C G You got to saddle up your boys. D G You got to draw a hard line. D C G When the gun smoke settles, we’ll sing a victory tune. C G D G We’ll all meet back at the local saloon. G C G We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces. G F C G Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses. F C G Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.
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