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(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY by Highwaymen
Original song by Stan Jones (A Cowboy Legend) from Riders in the Sky
Standard tuning EADGBE, 4/4 briskly
Transcribed by joetormala
INTRO One time
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1
Gm Bb
An old cow poke went riding out one dark and windy day,
Gm
Upon a ridge he rest-ed as he went a-long his way,
G Eh G6
When all at once a might-y herd of red eyed cows he
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Saw____a plough-in? thru the ragged skies__________and
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Up a cloud-y draw________________ Yi ? pi ?yi ____ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost herd, in___________the sky.
BRIDGE
Eb Cm6 Gm Cm7 Gm
Their ghost herd in__________the sky_____________
Eb Cm7 Gm7
Ghost riders in__________the sky.
SOLO
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 2
Gm Bb
Brands were still on fire and their hooves wuz made of steel,
Gm
Their horns was black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel,
G Eh G6
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered thru the
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Sky For he saw the riders comin? hard________And he
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Heard their mournful cry________________ Yi-pi-yi____ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
SOLO 2
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 3
Gm Bb
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred and shirts all soaked with sweat,
Gm
They?re ridin? hard to catch that herd but they ain?t caught em yet,
G Eh G6
Cause they?ve got to ride forever on that range up in the
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Sky On horses snortin? fire,_________ as they ride on,
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Hear their cry_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
SOLO 3
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 4
Gm Bb
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name,
Gm
?If you want to save your soul from hell a ridin? on our range,
G Eh G6
Then cowboy change your ways today, or with us you will ride,
Gm7 Eb Cm7
A try?n to catch, the devil?s herd_________ across these
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Endless skies.?_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost herd , in___________the sky.
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
Ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
OUTRO
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ghost Riders In The Sky chords and lyrics
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