Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson - Ghost Riders in the Sky Chords

Tempo:
108.2 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

Ab

Fm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson - Ghost Riders in the Sky chords
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[Cm]
[Eb] One dark and windy day, [Cm] upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way.
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,
[Ab] plowing through the ragged sky, and [Fm] up a [Cm] cloudy draw.
Their brands were still on fire and [Eb] their hooves were made of steel.
[Cm] 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 skies.
[Ab] He saw the riders coming hard and he [Cm] heard their mournful cries.
Yippee [Eb]-yi-ay, yippee-yi-oh,
[Cm]
[B] [Am] [Ab] golden spiders in [Cm] the sky.
[Eb]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Cm]
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts [Eb] all soaked with sweat.
[Cm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught him yet.
Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[Ab] All the horses snorting fire as [Fm] they ride on to hear [Cm] their cries.
As the riders passed on by him, [Eb] I heard one call his name.
[Cm] You want to save your soul from hell, we're riding on our reign.
Well then cowboy, change your [G] ways, [Eb] today you are with us, [F] you will [Ab] ride.
Try and catch the devil's herd, across [Cm] the endless sky.
[Eb]
Yippee [Cm]-yi-oh, yippee [Ab]-yi-oh,
ghost riders [Fm]
in the [Cm] sky.
[Gm] [Ab] Ghost riders [Fm] in the [Gm] sky.
[Cm] Yippee-yi-oh, [Cm] yippee-yi-oh,
yippee
[N] -yi-oh, yippee-yi-oh,
alright.
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To start learning The Highwaymen - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Fm, Cm, Eb, Cm, Ab and Cm. For best results, commence at 54 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 108. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] One dark and windy day, _ _ _ _ [Cm] upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way. _ _ _
_ When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,
[Ab] plowing through the ragged sky, _ _ and [Fm] up a [Cm] cloudy draw. _ _ _ _
_ _ Their brands were still on fire and [Eb] their hooves were made of steel.
_ _ _ [Cm] 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 skies.
[Ab] He saw the riders coming hard and he [Cm] heard their mournful cries. _ _
_ Yippee [Eb]-yi-ay, _ _ _ _ yippee-yi-oh,
_ [Cm] _ _
_ [B] _ [Am] _ [Ab] _ golden spiders in [Cm] the sky. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts [Eb] all soaked with sweat.
_ _ _ [Cm] He's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught him yet. _
_ Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
[Ab] All the horses snorting fire _ _ as [Fm] they ride on to hear [Cm] their cries. _ _
_ _ As the riders passed on by him, [Eb] I heard one call his name.
_ _ _ [Cm] You want to save your soul from hell, we're riding on our reign. _ _
_ Well then cowboy, change your [G] ways, [Eb] today you are with us, [F] you will [Ab] ride.
Try and catch the devil's herd, _ _ across [Cm] the endless sky. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ Yippee [Cm]-yi-oh, yippee _ _ _ [Ab]-yi-oh,
ghost riders [Fm]
in the [Cm] sky. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ Ghost riders [Fm] in _ the [Gm] sky.
[Cm] _ _ Yippee-yi-oh, _ [Cm] _ _ yippee-yi-oh,
_ _ _ yippee _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ -yi-oh, _ _ yippee-yi-oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ alright. _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the On The Road Again album.

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