Ghost Riders In The Sky

Capo 1 
 
 (Am)   (C)  (Am) 
An  old cowboy went  riding out one  dark and windy  day, 
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Up -  on a ridge he  rested as he  went along his  way, 
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When  all at once a  mighty herd of  red-eyed cows he  saw, 
(Am)  (F)    (F)  (Am) 
Plowin‘ through the  ragged sky,   and  up a cloudy  draw, 
 
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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, 
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(A)  bolt of fear went  through him as they  thundered through the  sky, 
 (Am)  (F)     (Am) 
For he  saw the riders  coming hard,   and he  heard their mournful  cry. 
 
Chorus: 
 
 (C)    (Am) 
Yippe-ai -  oh,   yippee-a i-  ay,   (Coyote Yip) 
(F)     (Am) 
Ghost  riders  in  the  sky, 
 
Break: One verse Instrumental Guitar & Banjo 
 
 (Am)   (C)  (Am) 
Their  faces gaunt their  eyes were blurred their shirts all soaked with sweat 
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He‘s  ridin‘ hard to  catch that herd but  he ain‘t caught them  yet, 
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Cause they‘ve  got to ride for -  ever on that  range up in the  sky, 
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All  horses snortin‘  fire,   as they  ride on, hear them  cry. 
 
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As the  riders loped on  by him, he  heard one call his  name, 
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If you  want to save your  soul from hell, a  ridin‘ on our  range, 
 (Am)   (F) 
Then  cowboy change your  ways today or  with us you will  ride, 
(Am)  (F)    (F)  (Am) 
Trying to catch the  devil‘s herd,   a -  cross these endless  skies. 
 
Chorus: 
 
 (C)    (Am) 
Yippe-ai -  oh,   yippee-ai -  ay,    (Coyote Yip) 
(F)     (Am) 
Ghost  riders  in  the  sky, 
(F)     (Am) 
Ghost  riders  in  the  sky, 
(F)     (Am)            11 bars 
Ghost  riders  in  the  sky,            then fade