Blues Brothers - Ghostriders In The Sky Chords

Tempo:
128.1 bpm
Chords used:

Am

A

C

Bbm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blues Brothers - Ghostriders In The Sky chords
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[A] [Am] [E]
[C] [A]
[E] [Em]
[C] An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day.
[Am] Upon a ridge he rested [C] as he went along his way.
[Am]
When all at once [D] a mighty herd [Am] of red-eyed cows he [F] saw
plowing through the ragged skies,
[Dm] and up a [Am] cloud they draw.
[Ab]
[G] Yippee-aye [C]-ay, [A]
yippee-aye [E] [A]-oh,
[F] the gold's [D] fair in the [A] sky.
[Am] Their brains were still on fire [C] and their hooves were made of steel.
[Am] Their horns were black and [C] shiny and their hot breath he could feel.
[A]
A bolt of fear went through him as [Am] they thundered through the [F] sky
where he saw the riders coming hard [Dm] and he heard [Am] their mournful cry.
[C] Yippee-aye -ay, yippee-aye [Am] -oh,
[F] ghost [Dm] riders in [Am] the sky.
[Bbm]
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred [Db] and shirts all soapless sweat.
[Bbm] They're riding hard to catch [Db] that herd but they ain't caught them yet
[Bbm] cause they got to ride forever in that range up in the sky.
[Gb] On horses snorting fire [Ebm] as they ride on hear [Bbm] their [Bb] [Fm] cry.
Yippee [Db]-aye -ay, [Bbm]
yippee-aye-oh,
[Bb]
[Gb] ghost [Ebm] riders in [Bbm] the sky.
[Db] [Bbm]
[Gb]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Bm]
As the riders loped [Am] on by [D] him he heard one call his [F] name.
[B] If you want to [C] save your [D] soul from hell or riding on a range
then cowboy change your ways [A] today or with us you will [G] ride
on trying to catch the devil's herd [Em] across these [Bm] endless skies.
[D] Yippee-aye-ay, yippee-aye [Bm]-oh,
[G] ghost riders [Em] in [D] the sky.
[A]
[D]
Key:  
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
Bbm
13421111
D
1321
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
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To start learning John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, The Blues Brothers - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ebm, Bbm, Db, Bbm, Gb, F, Dm, Am, C, Am and F in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 64 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 128. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[A] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy _ _ day.
[Am] Upon a ridge he rested [C] as he went along his way.
_ _ [Am]
When all at once [D] a mighty herd [Am] of red-eyed cows he [F] saw
plowing through the ragged _ _ skies,
[Dm] and up a [Am] cloud they draw.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
[G] Yippee-aye _ [C]-ay, _ _ [A]
yippee-aye [E] [A]-oh, _ _ _ _
[F] the gold's [D] fair _ in the [A] sky. _ _ _ _
[Am] Their brains were still on fire [C] and their hooves were made of steel.
_ _ _ [Am] Their horns were black and [C] shiny and their hot breath he could feel.
_ _ _ [A]
A bolt of fear went through him as [Am] they thundered through the [F] sky
where he saw the riders coming _ _ hard [Dm] and he heard [Am] their mournful _ _ _ cry.
[C] Yippee-aye _ _ -ay, _ yippee-aye [Am] _ -oh, _ _ _
[F] _ _ ghost [Dm] riders _ in [Am] the _ sky. _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred [Db] and shirts all soapless sweat.
[Bbm] They're riding hard to catch [Db] that herd but they ain't caught them yet
[Bbm] cause they got to ride forever in that range up in the sky.
[Gb] On horses snorting fire _ _ [Ebm] _ as they ride on hear [Bbm] their _ [Bb] _ [Fm] cry. _
Yippee [Db]-aye _ -ay, _ [Bbm] _
yippee-aye-oh,
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gb] _ ghost [Ebm] riders _ in [Bbm] the _ sky. _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ As the riders loped [Am] on by [D] him he heard one call his [F] name. _ _
_ [B] If you want to [C] save your [D] soul from hell or riding on a range
_ _ _ then cowboy change your ways [A] today or with us you will [G] ride
on trying to catch the devil's herd _ [Em] across these [Bm] endless _ _ skies.
_ [D] Yippee-aye-ay, yippee-aye _ _ [Bm]-oh,
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] ghost riders _ [Em] in [D] the sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album The Blues Brothers, written by Stan Jones, you'll find this song.

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