(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.