Verse
[Am] [C]
An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day,
[Am] [C]
Up - on a ridge he rested as he went along his way,
[Am]
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,
[F] [Am]
Plowin' through the ragged sky, and up a cloudy draw,
Chorus
[C] [Am]
Yippe-ai - ay, yippee-a o- oh, (Coyote Yip)
[F] [Am]
Ghost riders in the sky,
Verse
[Am] [C]
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel,
[Am] [C]
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel,
[Am]
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky,
[F] [Am]
For he saw the riders coming hard, and he heard their mournful /cry.
Chorus
[C] [Am]
Yippe-ai - ay, yippee-a o- oh, (Coyote Yip)
[F] [Am]
Ghost riders in the sky,
Verse
[Bbm] [Db]
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat,
[Bbm] [Db]
He's ridin' hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught them yet,
[Bbm]
Cause they've got to ride for - ever on that range up in the sky,
[Gb] [Bbm]
All horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear them cry.
Chorus
[Db] [Bbm]
Yippe-ai - ay, yippee-a o- oh, (Coyote Yip)
[G]b [Bbm]
Ghost riders in the sky,
Verse
[Bm] [D]
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name,
[Bm] [D]
If you want to save your soul from hell, a ridin' on our range,
[Bm]
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride,
[G] [Bm]
Trying to catch the devil's herd, a - cross these endless skies.
Chorus
[D] [Bm]
Yippe-ai - ay, yippee-a o- oh, (Coyote Yip)
[G] [D]
Ghost riders in the sky...
