Riders In The Sky Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
108.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Gb

Db

Bb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash-ghost riders in the sky chords
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[Bb]
[Bbm]
An old cowboy went riding [Db] out one dark and windy day.
[Bb] Up on a ridge he rested [Bbm] as he went along his way.
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
[Gb] plowing through the ragged sky [Ebm] and up the [Bbm] cloudy draw.
Their brands were still on fire [Db] and their hooves were made of steel.
[Bbm] 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 sky.
[Gb] For he saw the riders coming hard [Eb] and he heard their [Bbm] mournful cry.
[Db] Yippee-aye-oh!
[Bbm] Yippee-aye-oh!
[Gb] Ghost riders in [Bbm] the sky.
[Bb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Bb]
[Db] [F] [Bbm]
[F] [Bbm]
[Gb]
[Bb] [Bbm]
Their faces gulped, their eyes were blurred, [Db] their shirts all soaked with sweat.
[Bbm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught them yet.
Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[Gb] All the horses snorting fire as they ride [Bbm] on hear their cry.
As the rider floated on by [Db] him he heard one call his name.
[Bbm] If you want to save your soul from hell riding on our range
then cowboy change your ways if they are with us you will ride.
[Gb] Trying to catch the devil's herd [Ebm] across he's in [Bbm] the sky.
[Db] Yippee-aye-oh!
[Bbm] Yippee-aye -oh!
[Gb]
Ghost riders in [Bbm] the sky.
[Gb]
Ghost riders in [Bbm] the sky.
[Gb]
Ghost riders in [Bbm] the sky.
[N]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
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To learn Johnny Cash - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bbm, Gb, Bbm, Db, Bbm, Eb, Bbm, Ab and Db of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 55 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 110. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ An old cowboy went riding [Db] out one dark and windy day. _
_ [Bb] Up on a ridge he rested [Bbm] as he went along his way.
_ _ When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
[Gb] plowing through the ragged sky _ _ [Ebm] and up the [Bbm] cloudy draw. _ _ _ _ _
Their brands were still on fire [Db] and their hooves were made of steel.
_ _ _ [Bbm] 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 sky.
[Gb] For he saw the riders coming hard _ [Eb] and he heard their [Bbm] mournful cry. _ _ _
_ [Db] Yippee-aye-oh! _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Yippee-aye-oh! _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ Ghost riders in _ [Bbm] the sky. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ Their faces gulped, their eyes were blurred, [Db] their shirts all soaked with sweat.
_ _ _ [Bbm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught them yet. _ _
Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[Gb] All the horses snorting fire _ _ as they ride [Bbm] on hear their cry. _ _
_ _ _ _ As the rider floated on by [Db] him he heard one call his name. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] If you want to save your soul from hell riding on our range
then cowboy change your ways if they are with us you will ride.
[Gb] Trying to catch the devil's herd _ [Ebm] across he's in [Bbm] the sky.
_ _ _ _ [Db] Yippee-aye-oh!
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] Yippee-aye _ _ -oh!
_ _ [Gb] _
Ghost riders in [Bbm] the sky.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
Ghost riders in _ [Bbm] the sky.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
Ghost riders in _ [Bbm] the sky.
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This song was composed by Stan Jones.

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