{"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":786369,"song":"Ghost Riders In The Sky","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/786369-ghost-riders-in-the-sky-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/786369?type=chord","rating":4.62245,"votes":276,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]    \r\n \r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nAn old cowboy went ridin' in 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\r\nWhen all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nPlowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw.[/tab]\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 hornes were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel.[/tab]\r\n\r\nA bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky,\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor he saw the riders comin' hard, and he heard their mournful cry.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yay.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGhost riders in the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\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]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]    |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTheir faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTheir shirts all soaked with sweat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe's ridin' hard to catch that heard but he ain't caught 'em yet,[/tab]\r\n\r\n'Causet they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn horses snortin' fire, as they ride on hear their cry.[/tab]\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\n\"If you wanna save your soul from hell, a ridin' on our range,[/tab]\r\n\r\nThen cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride,\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTryin' to catch the devil's herd a-cross these endless skies.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yay.[/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]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGhost riders in the sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    \r\n\r\nRepeat and fade","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nAm        Am         Am        Am        Am    \n \n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\nWhen all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,\n\n\n\n\nA bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky,\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n\n     Am         Am           C          C         C           C     \n     Am         Am          Am         Am         Am         Am     \n     Am         Am          Am         Am     \n       F          F           F        Dm         Am         Am    |\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n'Causet they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.\n\n\n\n\nThen cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nAm      Am    \n\nRepeat and fade","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]}}}