{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":7162,"song":"Ghostriders In The Sky","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11538265-ghostriders-in-the-sky-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/7162?type=chord","rating":4.75388,"votes":31,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAn old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nUpon a ridge he rested as he went along his way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA plowin' through the ragged skies, and up the cloudy draw.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYip-i-yi-ay, Yip-i-yi-o,  Ghost riders in the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTheir brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nTheir horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor he saw the riders comin' hard, he could hear their mournful cry.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYip-i-yi-ay, Yip-i-yi-o,  Ghost riders in the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTheir face were gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThey're riding hard to catch that herd, but they ain't caught 'em yet.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey've got to ride forever on the range up in the sky,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOn horses snorting fire and as they ride on, hear them cry.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYip-i-yi-ay, Yip-i-yi-o,  Ghost riders in the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd as the riders loped on by he heard one call his name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nIf you want to save your soul from hell a ridin' on this range,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThen cowboy better change your ways or with us you will ride,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTrying to catch the devil's herd across the endless skies.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYip-i-yi-ay, Yip-i-yi-o,  Ghost riders in the sky.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYip-i-yi-ay, Yip-i-yi-o,  Ghost riders in the sky.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Em","G","B7","Am","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}