| A | D | A | |
| Well a m | an come on the | 6 o'clock n | ews |
| A | E | A | |
| S | aid somebody's been shot, some | body's been ab | used |
| A | D | A | |
| Som | ebody blew up a building, somebody | stole a c | ar |
| A | E | A | |
| Som | ebody got away, somebody di | dn't get too f | ar yeah |
| F#m | E | A | |
| They didn't g | et too f | ar |
| A | D | A | |
| Grandpa | ppy told my pappy, back in | my day, s | on |
| A | E | A | |
| A m | an had to answer for the w | icked that he d | one |
| A | D | A | |
| Take a | ll the rope in Texas, find a t | all oak t | ree |
| A | E | A | |
| Ro | und up all of them bad boys hang them h | igh in the st | reet |
| F#m | E | A | |
| For all the pe | ople to se | e that |
| Chorus: |
| E | D | A | |
| Jus | tice is the one thing you should al | ways fi | nd |
| A | |
| Y | ou got to saddle up your boys |
| E | A | |
| You got to dr | aw a hard li | ne |
| E | D | A | |
| When the g | un smoke settles we'll sing a vic | tory tu | ne |
| A | E | A | |
| We'll a | ll meet back at the lo | cal sal | oon |
| A | D | A | |
| We'll ra | ise up our glasses aga | inst evil fo | rces |
| G | D | A | |
| Singing whi | skey for my m | en, beer for my ho | rses |
| A | D | A | |
| We got t | oo many gangsters doing di | rty de | eds |
| A | E | A | |
| We've got t | oo much corruption, too much cr | ime in the str | eets |
| A | D | A | |
| It's time the lo | ng arm of the law put a f | ew more in the gr | ound |
| A | E | A | |
| Send 'em a | ll to their maker and he'll se | ttle 'em d | own |
| F#m | E | A | |
| You can bet he | 'll set 'em d | own 'cause |
| Chorus (x2) |