Beer For My Horses

Tom: A
| A | D A | A | E A |

[Verse 1]
A D
Well a man came on the 6 o'clock news
A E A
Said somebodys been shot, somebodys been abused
D
Somebody blew up a building, somebody stole a car
A E A
Somebody got away, somebody didn't get too far yeah
F# A
-- They didn't get too far

[Verse 2]
A D
Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my days, son
A E A
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
D
Take all the rope in Texas find a tall oak tree
A E A
Round up all of them bad boys, hang them high in the street
F# A
-- For all the people to see that...

[Chorus]
E D A
Justice is the one thing you should always find
A
You got to saddle up your boys
A
You got to draw a hard line
E D A
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
A
We'll all meet back at the local saloon
D A
We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
G D A
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
G D A
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

[Verse 3]
A D
We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
A E A
Weve got too much corruption, too much crime in the streets
D
Its time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
A E A
Send em all to their maker and hell settle em down
F# A
-- You can bet hell set em down cause...

[Chorus 2x]
E D A
Justice is the one thing you should always find
A
You got to saddle up your boys

[Chorus]