Toby Keith
Rum is the Reason Chords
Capo 4
Intro
G,C,D,G
G C D G
I heard Davey Crockett had a pint in his pocket, Good whiskey at the Alamo
G C D G
Now that Pancho Villa had a jug of Tequila when he walked the streets of old Mexico
Em Bm C D
While Blackbeard was fleecing around the hurricane season, he didn’t quit because of a girl
C D G
Yeah, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world
G,C,D,G
G C D G
While Russia was brawling, I bet that Old Stalin was calling for a vodka martini
G C D G
While the world waited in fear, Old Hitler drank beer from a stein, eating sauerkraut and weenies
Em Bm C D
Yeah, down through the ages, as they turned through the pages, they couldn’t drink their diamonds and pearls
C D G
No, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world
C D
I ain’t getting much done but I’m having fun sailing on the deep blue sea
C D
My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum and the sun sinking down on me
Em D C D
My catch of the day is a tall Cuba Libra chased down with a 12 oz curl
C D G
Yeah, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world
Instrumental
G,C,D,G
C D
I ain’t getting much done but I’m having fun sailing on the deep blue sea
C D
My whole body goes numb from a bottle of dark rum and the sun sinking down on me
Em D C D
My catch of the day is a tall Cuba Libra chased down with a 12 oz curl
C D
Yeah, rum is the reason I guess...
C D G
Hey, rum is the reason pirates never ruled the world
G,C,D,G
