#------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #---------------------------------------------------------------------# TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES ******************************************************************************** Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini Date: February 2, 2003 Album: Unleashed Written by: Toby Keith and Scott Emerick Note: You can capo the first fret and play these chords ignoring the sharp Symbol and F becomes an E AND Gm becomes a F#m (WHISKEY FOR MY MEN AND) BEER FOR MY HORSES Toby Keith with Willie Nelson Intro chord (just one chord they vamp on) A# A# D# A# Well a man come on the 6 o'clock news A# F A# Says somebody's been shot somebody's been abused A# D# A# Somebody blew up a building somebody stole a car A# F Bb Somebody got away somebody didn't get too far Gm F A# Yeah They didn't get too far A# D# A# Grandpappy told my pappy Back in my day son A# F A# A man had to answer for the wicked that he done A# D# A# Take all the rope in Texas find a tall oak tree A# F A# Round up all of them bad boys hang them high in the street Gm F A# For all the people to see CHORUS: F D# A# Justice is the one thing you should always find D# A# F A# You got to saddle up your boys You got to draw a hard line F D# A# When the gunsmoke settles we'll sing a victory tune D# A# F A# And We'll all meet back at the local saloon A# D# A# We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces G# D# A# Singing Whiskey for my men beer for my horses A# D# A# We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds A# F A# Too much corruption and crime in the streets A# D# A# It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground A# F A# Send em all to their maker and he'll settle em down Gm F A# You can bet he'll settle 'em down 'cause To chorus ENDING: G D A singin Whiskey for my men beer for my horses