{"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":954916,"song":"Ghost Riders In The Sky","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11617357-ghost-riders-in-the-sky-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/954916?type=chord","rating":4.81777,"votes":2504,"content":"Capo on 1st fret.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAn old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nUpon a ridge he rested as he went along his way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTheir brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTheir horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor he saw the Riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYippie yi Ohhhhh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYippie yi yaaaaay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGhost Riders in the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTheir faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn horses snorting fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs they ride on hear their cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf you want to save your soul from Hell a-riding on our range[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThen cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTrying to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYippie yi Ohhhhh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYippie yi Yaaaaay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGhost Riders in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGhost Riders in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGhost Riders in the sky[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo on 1st fret.\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nAm Am C C C C\nAm Am Am Am Am Am\nAm Am Am Am\nF F F F\nDm Am Am Am\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","C","F","Dm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}