Blues Brothers - Ghost riders in the sky Chords

Tempo:
128.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

A

Am

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blues Brothers - Ghost riders in the sky chords
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[E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[G] [Em] An old cowboy went [C] riding out one dark [G] and windy day.
[Am] Upon a ridge he rested [C] as he went along his way.
[Am] When all at once a mighty [A] herd of red-eyed cows he saw
[F] plowing through the ragged skies and [Am] up the cloudy draw.
[G] Yet the eye of the
[A] Yet the [E] eye of
[F] The ghouls [D] hid in [A] the sky.
Their brains were still on fire and [C] 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 they thundered [Am] through the sky
[F] where he saw the riders coming hard [Dm] and he heard their [Am] mournful cry.
[C] Yippee-yi -yay, yippee-yi [E]-oh.
[F] Ghost [Dm] riders in [Am] the sky.
[Bbm]
Their faces gone, their eyes were blurred and [Db] shirts all soaked with sweat.
They're [Bb] riding hard to catch that herd but they ain't caught them yet.
[Bbm] Cause they got to ride forever in that range up in the sky.
[Gb] Hot horses starting fire [Ebm] as they ride on hear [F] their cry.
[F]
[Db] Yippee-yi-yay,
[Bb] yippee [Bbm]-yi-oh.
[Gb] Ghost [Ebm] riders in [Bbm] the sky.
[F]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bbm]
[Bm] The riders [C] loped on by him, [D] he heard one call his [Dm] name.
[Bm] If you want to save your soul [D] from hell or riding on [F] a ring.
Then cowboy [A] change your ways today or with us you will ride.
[G] I'm trying to catch the devil's herd [Em] across these endless [Bm] skies.
[D] Yippee-yi-yay, yippee-yi [Bm]
-oh.
[G] Ghost [Em] riders in [D] the sky.
[A] [D]
Key:  
F
134211111
A
1231
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
A
1231
Am
2311
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To learn John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, The Blues Brothers - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Gb, Ebm, Bbm, C, E, F, Dm, Am, A, E and G. Set your pace at 64 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 128. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] [Em] An old cowboy went [C] riding out one dark [G] and windy day.
_ _ _ [Am] Upon a ridge he rested [C] as he went along his way. _ _
[Am] When all at once a mighty [A] herd of red-eyed cows he saw
[F] plowing through the ragged _ skies and [Am] up the cloudy draw. _ _ _ _
[G] Yet the eye of the_
[A] Yet the [E] eye _ of_ _ _
[F] The ghouls [D] hid _ in [A] the sky. _ _ _ _ _
Their brains were still on fire and [C] 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 they thundered [Am] through the sky
[F] where he saw the riders coming hard _ _ [Dm] and he heard their [Am] mournful _ _ _ cry.
[C] Yippee-yi _ -yay, _ _ yippee-yi [E]-oh. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ Ghost [Dm] riders _ in [Am] the sky. _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Their faces gone, their eyes were blurred and [Db] shirts all soaked with sweat.
They're [Bb] riding hard to catch that herd but they ain't caught them yet.
[Bbm] Cause they got to ride forever in that range up in the sky.
[Gb] Hot horses starting fire _ _ [Ebm] as they ride on hear [F] their _ cry.
[F] _ _
[Db] Yippee-yi-yay, _ _ _
[Bb] yippee [Bbm]-yi-oh. _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ Ghost [Ebm] riders in [Bbm] the sky.
_ _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ The riders [C] loped on by him, [D] he heard one call his [Dm] name. _
_ [Bm] If you want to save your soul [D] from hell or riding on [F] a ring.
_ _ Then cowboy [A] change your ways today or with us you will ride.
[G] I'm trying to catch the devil's herd _ _ [Em] across these endless [Bm] _ skies.
_ _ _ [D] Yippee-yi-yay, yippee-yi _ _ _ [Bm]
-oh.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Ghost _ [Em] riders _ in [D] the sky. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Stan Jones, is part of the album The Blues Brothers.