{"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":1499578,"song":"Ghost Riders In The Sky","artist":"The Highwaymen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1499578-ghost-riders-in-the-sky-chords-by-the-highwaymen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1499578?type=chord","rating":4.83272,"votes":22,"content":"(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY by Highwaymen\r\nOriginal song by Stan Jones (A Cowboy Legend) from Riders in the Sky\r\nStandard tuning EADGBE, 4/4 briskly\r\nTranscribed by joetormala\r\n\r\nINTRO   One time\r\n\r\n[tab](Run 1)\r\nA|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------\r\nE|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 2)\r\nD|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------\r\nA|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------\r\nE|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 3)\r\nD|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------\r\nA|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------\r\nE|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 4)\r\nA|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE 1\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                                    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAn old cow poke went riding out one dark and windy day,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nUpon a ridge he rest-ed as he went a-long his way,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       Eh              [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhen all at once a might-y herd of red eyed cows he[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]                         [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nSaw____a plough-in? thru the ragged skies__________and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]Cm/G[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]Gm7/F[/ch]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nUp a cloud-y draw________________ Yi ? pi ?yi ____ay![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nYi ? pi ?yi_____oooh![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]Cm7[/ch]               [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Cm/G[/ch]\r\nThe ghost  herd,  in___________the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Cm6[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Cm7[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nTheir ghost herd in__________the sky_____________[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Cm7[/ch]               [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nGhost riders in__________the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\nSOLO\r\n\r\n[tab](Run 5)\r\nD|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------\r\nA|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 6)\r\nG|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------\r\nD|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------\r\nA|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 7)\r\nG|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------\r\nD|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------\r\nA|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 8)\r\nD|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------\r\nA|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE 2\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBrands were still on fire and their hooves wuz made of steel,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nTheir horns was black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        Eh             [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nA bolt of fear went through him as they thundered thru the [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]Eb[/ch]                         [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nSky          For he saw the riders comin? hard________And he[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                      [ch]Cm/G[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]Gm7/F[/ch]        [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nHeard their mournful cry________________ Yi-pi-yi____ay![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nYi ? pi ?yi_____oooh![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Cm7[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Cm/G[/ch]\r\nThe ghost  Rid-ers,  in___________the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\nSOLO 2\r\n\r\n[tab](Run 1)\r\nA|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------\r\nE|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 2)\r\nD|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------\r\nA|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------\r\nE|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 3)\r\nD|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------\r\nA|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------\r\nE|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 4)\r\nA|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE 3\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]                                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nTheir faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred and shirts all soaked with sweat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThey?re ridin? hard to catch that herd but they ain?t caught em yet,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                         Eh                          [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nCause they?ve got to ride forever on that range up in the[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nSky       On horses snortin? fire,_________ as they ride on, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]Cm/G[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]    [ch]Gm7/F[/ch]             [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nHear their cry_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nYi ? pi ?yi_____oooh![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Cm7[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Cm/G[/ch]\r\nThe ghost  Rid-ers,  in___________the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\nSOLO 3\r\n\r\n[tab](Run 5)\r\nD|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------\r\nA|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 6)\r\nG|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------\r\nD|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------\r\nA|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 7)\r\nG|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------\r\nD|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------\r\nA|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 8)\r\nD|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------\r\nA|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nVERSE 4[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Gm[/ch]                                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAs the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n?If you want to save your soul from hell a ridin? on our range,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                         Eh                            [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nThen cowboy change your ways today, or with us you will ride,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]                      [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nA       try?n to catch, the devil?s herd_________ across these  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]Cm/G[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Gm7/F[/ch]              [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nEndless skies.?_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nYi ? pi ?yi_____oooh![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Cm7[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Cm/G[/ch]\r\nThe ghost  herd ,     in___________the sky.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Cm7[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Cm/G[/ch]\r\nGhost  Rid-ers,       in___________the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]OUTRO\r\n(Run 1)\r\nA|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------\r\nE|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 2)\r\nD|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------\r\nA|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------\r\nE|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 3)\r\nD|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------\r\nA|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------\r\nE|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 4)\r\nA|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 5)\r\nD|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------\r\nA|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 6)\r\nG|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------\r\nD|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------\r\nA|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 7)\r\nG|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------\r\nD|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------\r\nA|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]\r\n[tab](Run 8)\r\nD|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------\r\nA|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab]","plain_text":"(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY by Highwaymen\nOriginal song by Stan Jones (A Cowboy Legend) from Riders in the Sky\nStandard tuning EADGBE, 4/4 briskly\nTranscribed by joetormala\n\nINTRO   One time\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE\n\n\n\nSOLO\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLO 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLO 3","chords":["A","E","D","Gm","Bb","G","G6","Gm7","Eb","Cm7","Cm/G","Gm7/F","Cm6"],"chord_diagrams":{"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}