capo 3rd fret
intro (background chords)
G, D, C -- then go to a G which starts into the first verse.
G C G
well a man come on teh 6 o'clock news
D G
saying somebody got shot, somebody's been abused
C G
somebody blew up a building somebody stole a car
D G
somebody got away somebody didn't get too far
Em D G
yea, they didn't get too far
G C G
grandpappy told my pappy back in my day son
D G
that a man had to answer for the wicked he done
C G
take all the rope in texas, find a tall oak tree
D G
round up all of them bad boys, hang them high in the streets
Em D G
for all the people to see
chorus:
D C G
cause justice is the one thing you should always find
D G
you gotta saddle up your boys you gotta draw a hard line
D C G
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when the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
D G
and we'll all meet back at the local salloon
C G
and we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces sayin
C G
whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
(C G )
(whiskey for my men, beer for my horses) --> this is played in the 2nd and 3rd chorus' only
G C G
we got too many gansters doing dirty deeds
D G
too much corruption and crime on the streets
C G
it's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
D G
send them all to their maker and he'll settle them down
Em D G
you can bet he'll set em down
chorus
finally, the instrumental after the 2nd chorus is just G, C, G, D, G, C, G, D-Dsus-D, G
chorus --> after the chorus, end with quick strums on D, then C, then nail the finish with a strong G
