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Hi All, I couldn't find the proper tab to this, so I watched Tim Hicks live and made this version. 
Let me know if you like it. 
Capo 1
* - Slide finger on B string 1 fret up. 
[Verse]
DWe eat smarties you eat MG&M's 
And Dyou think all our money lDsusooks pretAend
Yea Bmwe got Bryan Adams and Gyou got Bruce Springsteen 
                    D                A*    D  
But we can drink in bars when we're just 19
You Dgot Brad Pitt, we got Keanu ReGeves 
But Dwe got the best lake fishin' you Dsusbest bAelieve 
And Bmyou make fun of us cuz we spell Gcolour with a U
                          D          A*         D  
You think you're all that, Mr. Red White and Blue
[Chorus]
We say GEh, you say YA'all
Yea Dwe both got pro football
Except Gwe got bigger Aballs, and a longer Bmfield (One less down)
We say Gzed, you say AZ
Yea we Dwatch all your TV
You got a Gstronger army down there, but man up hAereD  
GWe got stAronger bDeer
[Verse]
You Dgot dunkin donuts, we got GTimmies
We Dgot more land, but bro you got more ciAties
You sure Bmlove the NFL, MLGB, and the NBA. 
                             D                A*   D  
But to the great white north, Hockey is the only game
[Chorus]
We say GEh, you say YA'all
Yea Dwe both got pro football
Except Gwe got bigger Aballs, and a longer Bmfield (One less down)
We say Gzed, you say AZ
Yea we Dwatch all your TV
You got a Gstronger army down there, but man up hAereD  
GWe got stAronger bDeer
[Bridge]
So Bmhere's to you my southern neighbour, Aall kidding aside
It takes Emme six beers to get pissed drunk,
But for Ayou it takes niDneA  G  
[Chorus]
We say GEh, you say YA'all
Yea Dwe both got pro football
Except Gwe got bigger Aballs, and a longer Bmfield (One less down)
We say Gzed, you say AZ
Yea we Dwatch all your TV
You got a Gstronger army down there, but man up hAereD  
GWe got stAronger bDeer

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The story behind the song

"Stronger Beer" is a lighthearted comparison of Canadian and American culture, born from a joke Tim Hicks and Jeff Coplan played on Hicks' American manager. Though initially hesitant to release a song with lines like "we eat smarties you eat M&M's," Hicks' manager encouraged it, sensing the fun in its playful contrasts. The song captures the friendly rivalry and unique quirks between the two countries, from saying "zed" to having "best lake fishin'." It’s a celebration of national identity, wrapped in a bit of good-natured teasing.

AI-written from these sources:Stronger Beer — Wikipedia ↗Tim Hicks — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Stronger Beer

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Hi All, I couldn't find the proper tab to this, so I watched Tim Hicks live and made this version.

Let me know if you like it.

Capo 1

* - Slide finger on B string 1 fret up.

[Verse]

D G

We eat smarties you eat M&M's

D Dsus A

And you think all our money looks pretend

Bm G

Yea we got Bryan Adams and you got Bruce Springsteen

D A D

But we can drink in bars when we're just 19

D G

You got Brad Pitt, we got Keanu Reeves

D Dsus A

But we got the best lake fishin' you best believe

Bm G

And you make fun of us cuz we spell colour with a U

D A D

You think you're all that, Mr. Red White and Blue

[Chorus]

G A

We say Eh, you say Y'all

Yea we both got pro football

G A Bm

Except we got bigger balls, and a longer field (One less down)

G A

We say zed, you say Z

Yea we watch all your TV

G A D

You got a stronger army down there, but man up here

G A D

We got stronger beer

[Verse]

D G

You got dunkin donuts, we got Timmies

D A

We got more land, but bro you got more cities

Bm G

You sure love the NFL, MLB, and the NBA.

D A D

But to the great white north, Hockey is the only game

[Chorus]

G A

We say Eh, you say Y'all

Yea we both got pro football

G A Bm

Except we got bigger balls, and a longer field (One less down)

G A

We say zed, you say Z

Yea we watch all your TV

G A D

You got a stronger army down there, but man up here

G A D

We got stronger beer

[Bridge]

Bm A

So here's to you my southern neighbour, all kidding aside

It takes me six beers to get pissed drunk,

A D A G

But for you it takes nine

[Chorus]

G A

We say Eh, you say Y'all

Yea we both got pro football

G A Bm

Except we got bigger balls, and a longer field (One less down)

G A

We say zed, you say Z

Yea we watch all your TV

G A D

You got a stronger army down there, but man up here

G A D

We got stronger beer

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