Ghost Riders In The Sky chords
Stan Jones (as performed by Vaughn Monroe 1949)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Ghost)_Riders_in_the_Sky:_A_Cowboy_Legend
Capo IV *
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[Am] [C]
An old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day
[Am] [C]
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
[Am] [C] [Am]
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
[F] [Am]
A'plowin' through the ragged skies, and up a cloudy draw
[C] [Am]
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
[F] [Dm] [Am]
Ghost herd in the sky
[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 breaths he could feel
[Am] [C] [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
[C] [Am]
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
[F] [Dm] [Am]
Ghost riders in the sky
[Am] [C]
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, and shirts all soaked with sweat
[Am] [C]
They're ridin' hard to catch that herd but they ain't caught them yet
[Am] [C] [Am]
They've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
[F] [Am]
On horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear their cry
[C] [Am]
Yi-pi-yi-o, Yi-pi-yi-o
[F] [Dm] [Am]
Ghost riders in the sky
[Am] [C]
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
[Am] [C]
"If you want to save your soul from hell a' ridin' on our range"
[Am] [C] [Am]
"Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride"
[F] [Am]
"A-tryin' to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies."
[C] [Am]
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
[F] [Dm] [Am]
Ghost riders in the sky
[C] [Am]
Yi-pi-yi-ay, Yi-pi-yi-o
* Alternates:
Capo II
[Am] = [Bm]
[C] = [D]
[F] = [G]
[Dm] = [Em]
Open
[Am] = [C#m]
[C] = [E]
[F] = [A]
[Dm] = [F#m]
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