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Beer For My Horses

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Hello,
I met Toby on Friday at Summerfest in Milwaukee and it was awesome.
-love,
    Kevin 
CAPO 3
[Intro]
G G G  C G  G G G  D G
G G G  C G  G G G  D G
[Verse 1]
GWell a man come on the C6 o'clock Gnews
GSaid somebody's been shot, someDbody's been Gabused
GSomebody blew up a building
Somebody Cstole a Gcar
GSomebody got away
Somebody Ddidn't get too Gfar yeahEm  
They didn't Dget too Gfar
[Verse 2]
GGrandpappy told my pappy, back in mCy day, Gson
GA man had to answer for the Dwicked that he Gdone
GTake all the rope in Texas
Find a Ctall oak Gtree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them Dhigh in the Gstreet     Emfor all the Dpeople to Gsee 
[Chorus]
DJustice is the one thing you should Calways Gfind
You got to Csaddle up your Gboys
You got to Ddraw a hard Gline
When the Dgun smoke settles we'll sing a Cvictory Gtune
We'll Call meet Gback at the Dlocal Gsaloon
We'll Graise up our glasses agCainst evil Gforces
Singing Fwhiskey for my Cmen, beer for my Ghorses
[Verse 3]
GWe got too many gangsters doing Cdirty Gdeeds
We've got too much corruption, too much Dcrime in the Gstreets
GIt's time the long arm of the law put a Cfew more in the Gground
GSend 'em all to their maker and he'll Dsettle 'em GdownEm  
You can bet Dhe'll set 'em Gdown 'cause
[Chorus]
DJustice is the one thing you should Calways Gfind
You got to Csaddle up your Gboys
You got to Ddraw a hard Gline
When the Dgun smoke settles we'll sing a Cvictory Gtune
We'll Call meet Gback at the Dlocal Gsaloon
We'll Graise up our glasses agCainst evil Gforces
Singing Fwhiskey for my Cmen, beer for my Ghorses
Fwhiskey for my Cmen, beer for my Ghorses
DJustice is the one thing you should Calways Gfind
You got to Csaddle up your Gboys
You got to Ddraw a hard Gline
When the Dgun smoke settles we'll sing a Cvictory Gtune
We'll Call meet Gback at the Dlocal Gsaloon
We'll Graise up our glasses agCainst evil Gforces
Singing Fwhiskey for my Cmen, beer for my Ghorses
Fwhiskey for my Cmen, beer for my Ghorses

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The story behind the song

This song, a duet with Willie Nelson, imagines a world where justice is swift and sure, a simple force that always finds its mark. It paints a picture of righting wrongs and delivering consequences for those who "didn't get too far" with their misdeeds. The iconic line, "whiskey for my men, beer for my horses," speaks to a rugged, no-nonsense approach to setting things right. Released on Toby Keith's 2003 album Unleashed, it plays like a modern-day cowboy anthem for upholding what's fair.

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Beer For My Horses

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Beer For My Horses

by Toby Keith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Hello,

I met Toby on Friday at Summerfest in Milwaukee and it was awesome.

-love,

Kevin

CAPO 3

[Intro]

G G G C G G G G D G

[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

Somebody blew up a building

C G

Somebody stole a car

Somebody got away

D G Em

Somebody didn't get too far yeah

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

Take all the rope in Texas

C G

Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys

D G Em D G

Hang them high in the street for all the people 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

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've 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 Em

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

F C G

Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

F C G

whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

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

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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