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Ghost Riders In The Sky
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Music: traditional Key: Bm Tempo (bpm) ca.: 120 Measure: 4/4 binary Genre: Country Style: Standard recommended: Capo 3rd fret |
| Chords: Bm D Em G |
| | 1. An | Bm old cowboy went riding out one | D dark and windy day | D ·· | | | |
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U| Bm pon a ridge he rested as he | D went along his way | D ···· | | | |
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When | Bm all at once a mighty herd of | Bm red eyed cows he saw | | | |
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A-|plowing through the ragged sky |···· | | | |
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and | Bm up the cloudy draw | Bm ···· | | | |
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2. Their | Bm brands were still on fire and their | D hooves were made of steel| D ·· | | | |
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Their | Bm horns were black and shiny and their | D hot breath he could feel| D ·· | | | |
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A | Bm bolt of fear went through him as they | Bm thundered through the sky | | | |
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For he | G saw the Riders coming hard | Em ··· | | | |
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and he |heard their mournful | Bm cry | Bm ·· | | | |
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Ref.: Yippie yi | D Ohhhhh | D ·· | | | |
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Yippie yi | Bm yaaaaay| Bm ···· | | | |
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| G Ghost Riders | Em in the | Bm ·sky | Bm ····|··· | | | |
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3. Their | Bm faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their | D shirts all soaked with sweat| D ·· | | | |
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He's | Bm riding hard to catch that herd, but | D he ain't caught 'em yet| D ·· | | | |
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'Cause they've | Bm got to ride forever on that | Bm range up in the sky | | | |
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On | G horses snorting fire| Em ···· | | | |
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As they | Bm ride on hear their cry| Bm ···· | | | |
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4. As the | Bm riders loped on by him he | D heard one call his name| D ·· | | | |
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If you | Bm want to save your soul from Hell a-| D riding on our range| D ·· | | | |
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Then | Bm cowboy change your ways today or | Bm with us you will ride | | | |
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| G Trying to catch the Devil's herd, | Em ···· | | | |
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a| Bm cross these endless skies| Bm ···· | | | |
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Refr.: Yippie yi | D Ohhhhh | D ·· | | | |
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Yippie yi | Bm yaaaaay| Bm ···· | | | |
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| G Ghost Riders | Em in the | Bm sky | Bm ····|···· | | | |
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