Ghost Riders In the Sky

Em                                  G 
An old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day; 

  Em                         G               B7 
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way, 

      Em 
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw, 

   C                   Am              Em 
A-plowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw. 


Refrain: 

           G               Em   C          Am     Em 
Yip-pie-ya-aye, yip-pie-yi-o, ghost riders in the sky. 


      Em                                   G 
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel, 

      Em                                   G                 B7 
Their horns wuz black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel; 

   Em 
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky, 

       C              Am                 Em 
For he saw the riders comin' hard and he heard their mournful cry. 


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Em 
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, 

       G 
Their shirts all soaked with sweat; 
          
        Em                                  G                        B7 
They're ridin' hard to catch that herd, but they ain't caught 'em yet; 

        Em 
They've got to ride forever in that range up in the sky, 

    C               Am            Em 
On horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear their cry. 


Repeat Refrain: 

       Em                         G 
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name; 

        Em                                   G            B7 
"If you want to save your soul from hell a' ridin' on our range, 

      Em 
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride, 

  C                   Am            Em 
A-tryin' to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies." 


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Coda: 

C           Am      G 
Ghost riders in the sky.