Beer for My Horses — Toby Keith
Chords and lyrics for Beer for My Horses by Toby Keith (key of D).
Verse 1
Well, a [A]man come on the [D]6 o'clock [A]news
Said [A]somebody's been shot, [E]somebody's been [A]abused.
Somebody [A]blew up a building, somebody[D] stole a [A]car.
[A]Somebody got away, somebody [E]didn't get too [A]far.
[F#m]Yeah, they didn't [E]get too [A]far.
Verse 2
[A]Grandpappy told my pappy, "Back in [D]my day, [A]son,
A [A]man had to answer for the [E]wicked that he [A]done.
Take [A]all the rope in Texas, find a [D]tall oak [A]tree,
Round up [A]all of them bad boys, hang 'em [E]high in the [A]street
[F#m] For all the [E]people to [A]see
Chorus
That [E]justice is the one thing you should [D]always [A]find.
You gotta [D]saddle up your [A]boys, you gotta [E]draw a hard [A]line.
When the [E]gunsmoke settles we'll sing a [D]victory [A]tune
and we'll [A]all meet back at the [E]local [A]saloon.
We'll [A]raise up our glasses [D]against evil [A]forces singin',
[G] "Whiskey for my [D]men and beer for my [A]horses."
Verse 3
We got [A]too many gangsters doin'[D] dirty [A]deeds.
[A] Too much corruption and [E]crime in the [A]streets
It's time the [A]long arm of the law put a [D]few more in the [A]ground
Send 'em [A]all to their maker and he'll [E]settle 'em [A]down
[F#m] You can bet [E]he'll set 'em [A]down
Chorus
'Cause [E]justice is the one thing you should [D]always [A]find.
You gotta [D]saddle up your [A]boys, you gotta [E]draw a hard [A]line.
When the [E]gunsmoke settles we'll sing a [D]victory [A]tune
and we'll [A]all meet back at the [E]local [A]saloon.
We'll [A]raise up our glasses [D]against evil [A]forces singin',
[G] "Whiskey for my [D]men, beer for my [A]horses."
[G]Whiskey for my [D]men, beer for my [A]horses.
Chorus
[E]Justice is the one thing you should [D]always [A]find.
You gotta [D]saddle up your [A]boys, you gotta [E]draw a hard [A]line.
When the [E]gunsmoke settles we'll sing a [D]victory [A]tune
and we'll [A]all meet back at the [E]local [A]saloon.
We'll [A]raise up our glasses [D]against evil [A]forces singin',
[G] "Whiskey for my [D]men, beer for my [A]horses."
Singin', [G]"Whiskey for my [D]men, beer for my[A] horses."
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