Beer for my horses (intro) (midi)

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1. Well, a man come on the 6 o'clock news

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said somebody's been shot, somebody's been abused.

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Somebody blew up a building, somebody stole a car,

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somebody got away, somebody didn't get too far.

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Yeah, they didn't get too far.

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2. Grandpappy told my pappy, "Back in my day, son,

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a man had to answer for the wicked that he done.

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Take all the rope in Texas find a tall oak tree,

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round up all them bad boys, hang 'em high in the street.

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For all the people to see, that…

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Justice is the one thing you should always find,

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you gotta saddle up your boys, you gotta draw a hard line.

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When the gunsmoke settles we'll sing a victory tune,

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and we'll all meet back at the local saloon.

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We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces, singin,

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“Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses! “

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3. We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds,

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too much corruption and crime in the streets.

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It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground,

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send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down.

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You can bet he'll settle 'em down, cause…

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Justice is the one thing you should always find,

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you gotta saddle up your boys, you gotta draw a hard line.

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When the gunsmoke settles we'll sing a victory tune,

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and we'll all meet back at the local saloon.

G C G

We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces, singin,

F C G

“Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses! “

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“Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses !”

+ G - C - G - D - G (2x) You know…. + CHORUS

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Singing, “Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses !

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Toby Keith)