Intro

Guitar 1
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E -3/5-----------------5/3--------------3/5-----------------5--5--5------|
Guitar 2
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G -0-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-2-0-0-0-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-----------5---|
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Guitar 1
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A -7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3--3--3-7--7--7--|
E -5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---1--1--1-5--5--5--|
Guitar 2
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B -6/8-8b(10)-8b(10)-8-5---5--------------------------|
G -----------------------7---7-5---------5--5-5-------|
D -------------------------------7-5------------7-5-7-|
A -----------------------------------8-8--------------|
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Verse 1
A
C
An old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day;
A
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way,
G
A
G
When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,
F
A
Plowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw.
Verse 2
G
A
C
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel,
A
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel;
G A
G
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky,
F
A
He saw the riders comin' hard and heard their mournful cry.
Chorus
G
C
yip-pie-ya-o,
G
C
yip-pie-ya-o,

D
A
Yip-pie-ya-aye,
D
A
G
Yip-pie-ya-aye,

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A
G
ghost riders in the sky.
Tussenstuk
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C
A
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G A
E -----------------------------------------------17-17--------------------|
B -13-15-15b(17)-15-13-15-15b(17)----------15-17-------20-17-----17-------|
G --------------------------------14h16h17-------------------19-----19-17-|
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A
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G -------------17-17-17-14-12-14-|
D -19-17-15-15-------------------|
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E -------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E -----------------------------------------|
B ----------11-13----13-12----12-11----11--|
G -10-12-13-------13-------12-------11-----|
D -----------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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B ---------------------------------|
G ---------8-10----10-9----9-8---8-|
D -8-10-11------11------10-----9---|
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Bass guitar
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A -------6-8---8-7---7-6---6-|
E -6-8-9-----9-----8-----7---|
Verse 3
G# A#
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred,
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A -1/4------------------------------4--4-4-4--6--4--3--1-------------------|
E --------------------------------------------4----------------------------|
Their shirts all soaked with sweat;
G# A#
A#
He s ridin' hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet;
G# F#
They've got to ride forever in that range up in the sky,

F#
G#
A#
On horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear their cry.
Chorus
A#
C#
yip-pie-ya-o,
A#
C#
yip-pie-ya-o,

D#
A#
Yip-pie-ya-aye,
D#
A#
G#
Yip-pie-ya-aye,

F#
G#
A#
ghost riders in the sky.
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after chord then play more times)

wooowooh
As the riders...
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E -7---5-6-7---5---7---5-6-7---7-5-3---3-5-7---5-6-7------------------|
Verse 4
B
D
As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
B
A A#
If you want to save your soul from Hell a-riding on our range
B
A
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
G
A
B
Trying to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies
Chorus
A
D
yip-pie-ya-o,
A
D
yip-pie-ya-o,
A
D
yip-pie-ya-o,
A
D
yip-pie-ya-o,

A
B
Yip-pie-ya-aye,
A
B
Yip-pie-ya-aye,
A
B
Yip-pie-ya-aye,
A
B
A
Yip-pie-ya-aye,

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A
B
ghost riders in the sky.
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G -4--4-4-4-6-7--7-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
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A
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