Ghost Riders In The Sky Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
108.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
G
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] .
An old cowboy went riding out [D] one dark and windy day.
.
[Bm] Up on a ridge he rested as he went along his way.
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he [G] saw.
plowing through the ragged sky and [Em] up the [B] cloudy draw.
.
[Bm] Their branches fell on [F#m] fire [D] and their loaves were made of steel.
[Bm] Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel.
.
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the [F#m] skies.
[G] He saw the riders coming apart and he heard [Em] them all [B] fall quiet.
.
[E] Yippee [D]-aye-yay, [F#m] yippee-aye-oh.
[Bm] .
[G] .
Ghost riders in [B] the sky.
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[Bm] .
[D] .
[B] [Bm] .
[G] .
[D] [B] [Bm] .
Their faces gone pale, their eyes blurred, their [D] shirts all sopless.
[Bm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught yet.
Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[G] on horses snorting fire.
As [B] the [Bm] .
riders loathed on [D] by him he heard one call his name.
[F#m] If [Bm] you want to save your soul from hell, riding on our range,.
cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride.
[G] Trying to catch the devil's herd [Em] across these endless [Bm] skies.
Yippee [E].
[D]-aye-yay, yippee [Bm].
-aye-oh.
[G] .
Ghost riders in the [Bm].
sky.
.
[B] .
[Bm] .
[G] .
An old cowboy went riding out [D] one dark and windy day.
.
[Bm] Up on a ridge he rested as he went along his way.
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he [G] saw.
plowing through the ragged sky and [Em] up the [B] cloudy draw.
.
[Bm] Their branches fell on [F#m] fire [D] and their loaves were made of steel.
[Bm] Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel.
.
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the [F#m] skies.
[G] He saw the riders coming apart and he heard [Em] them all [B] fall quiet.
.
[E] Yippee [D]-aye-yay, [F#m] yippee-aye-oh.
[Bm] .
[G] .
Ghost riders in [B] the sky.
.
[Bm] .
[D] .
[B] [Bm] .
[G] .
[D] [B] [Bm] .
Their faces gone pale, their eyes blurred, their [D] shirts all sopless.
[Bm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught yet.
Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[G] on horses snorting fire.
As [B] the [Bm] .
riders loathed on [D] by him he heard one call his name.
[F#m] If [Bm] you want to save your soul from hell, riding on our range,.
cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride.
[G] Trying to catch the devil's herd [Em] across these endless [Bm] skies.
Yippee [E].
[D]-aye-yay, yippee [Bm].
-aye-oh.
[G] .
Ghost riders in the [Bm].
sky.
.
[B] .
[Bm] .
[G] .
Key:
Bm
D
G
B
F#m
Bm
D
G
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ An old cowboy went riding out [D] one dark and windy day.
_ _ .
_ [Bm] Up on a ridge he rested as he went along his way.
_ _ When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he [G] saw.
plowing through the ragged sky _ _ and [Em] up the [B] cloudy draw.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] Their branches fell on [F#m] fire [D] and their loaves were made of steel.
_ _ _ [Bm] Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel.
_ .
_ _ A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the [F#m] skies.
[G] He saw the riders coming apart _ and he heard [Em] them all [B] fall quiet.
_ .
_ _ _ [E] Yippee [D]-aye-yay, _ _ _ [F#m] yippee-aye-oh.
[Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
Ghost riders in [B] the sky.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Their faces gone pale, their eyes blurred, their [D] shirts all sopless.
_ _ _ [Bm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught yet.
_ _ Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[G] on horses snorting fire.
_ _ As [B] the _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ riders loathed on [D] by him he heard one call his name.
_ _ [F#m] If [Bm] you want to save your soul from hell, riding on our range,.
cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride.
[G] Trying to catch the devil's herd _ _ [Em] across these endless [Bm] skies.
_ _ _ Yippee [E].
[D]-aye-yay, _ _ yippee [Bm].
-aye-oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
Ghost riders in the [Bm].
sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ An old cowboy went riding out [D] one dark and windy day.
_ _ .
_ [Bm] Up on a ridge he rested as he went along his way.
_ _ When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he [G] saw.
plowing through the ragged sky _ _ and [Em] up the [B] cloudy draw.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] Their branches fell on [F#m] fire [D] and their loaves were made of steel.
_ _ _ [Bm] Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel.
_ .
_ _ A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the [F#m] skies.
[G] He saw the riders coming apart _ and he heard [Em] them all [B] fall quiet.
_ .
_ _ _ [E] Yippee [D]-aye-yay, _ _ _ [F#m] yippee-aye-oh.
[Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
Ghost riders in [B] the sky.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Their faces gone pale, their eyes blurred, their [D] shirts all sopless.
_ _ _ [Bm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught yet.
_ _ Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[G] on horses snorting fire.
_ _ As [B] the _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ _ riders loathed on [D] by him he heard one call his name.
_ _ [F#m] If [Bm] you want to save your soul from hell, riding on our range,.
cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride.
[G] Trying to catch the devil's herd _ _ [Em] across these endless [Bm] skies.
_ _ _ Yippee [E].
[D]-aye-yay, _ _ yippee [Bm].
-aye-oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
Ghost riders in the [Bm].
sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .