Twisters - Ghost Riders In The Sky Cifras

(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY
As recorded by Charley Crockett
(From the 2024 Album TWISTERS: THE ALBUM)
 
 
 
Capo 1st fret.
 
Alternatively you may play this song tuned down 1/2 step.
To do so transpose -2 steps.
 
 
 
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
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Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
Am
When all at once, a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
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Plowin' through the ragged skies and up the cloudy draw
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am                                        C
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
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Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
Am
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
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For he saw the riders coming hard, and he heard their mournful cry
 
 
[Chorus]
          C
Yippee-yi-yay
          Am
Yippee-yi-oh
F            Dm     Am
Ghost riders in the sky
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
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He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
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'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
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On horses snorting fire, as they ride on, hear their cries
 
 
[Verse 4]
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As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
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"If you wanna save your soul from Hell or ridin' on our range
Am
Then cowboy, change your ways today or with us, you will ride
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Trying to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies"
 
 
[Chorus]
          C
Yippee-yi-yay
          Am
Yippee-yi-oh
F            Dm     Am
Ghost riders in the sky
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
Am   C   Am  C Am
F   Dm  Am
 
 
[Chorus]
          C
Yippee-yi-yay
          Am
Yippee-yi-oh
F            Dm     Am
Ghost riders in the sky
F            Dm     Am
Ghost riders in the sky
 
 
[Outro]
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