Ghost Riders in the Sky Johnny Cash
This needs 2 guitars to make it sound amazing. Tuning: Standard
When playing the melody, use all acoustic and pick as close to the bridge as
possible to make the western effect. Slow tempo in 4/4 time.
Guitar 2 do the chords on top of the tabs.
Intro Guitar 1:
[Am]
e|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------| G|---------------|--9---9---9----| D|---------------|---------------| A|0---0---0---0--|0--------0-----| E|---------------|----0--------0-|
Melody Guitar 1:
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [G] [G] [G] [G] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [C] [C] [C] [C]
e|-----|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|-----|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|-----|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|-----|----------------|---------------|--------------0|-2-222---2----2| A|-----|0-000-2-3-333--0|---------------|-0-000-2-3-333-|-------3-------| E|----0|----------------|-3--333--0-3--0|---------------|---------------|
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [F] [F] [G] [Em///]
e|----------------|------------0---| B|----------------|------------0---| G|-2-222-0--------|------------0---| D|---------2-222-0|------------2---| A|----------------|-3-5---5----2---| E|----------------|-----3------0---|
Repeat and keep playing faster and faster.
Chords to go with it:
An o[Am]ld cowpoke went ridin' out one d[G]ark and windy day,
Up[Am]on a ridge he rest[Am]ed as he went alo[C]ng his wa[C]y
When [A7]all at once a mi[A7]ghty herd of red [F]eyed cows he[Em] saw
Come ru[Em]shin' through the r[Em]agged skies and up[Em] a cloudy draw.
Their bra[Am]nds were still on fire and their hooves [G]were made of steel
Th[Am]eir horns were bla[Am]ck and shiny and [C]their hot breath you[C] could feel
A bol[A7]t of fear went t[A7]hrough him as the[F]y thundered [Em]through the sky
Em Am(x6)
He saw the riders coming hard... and he heard their mournful cry
Yipie i [G]oh, Yipie i[Em] ay
[Fm]Ghost riders[Fmaj] in th[Am]e sky.
Other lyrics:
Their face is gaunt their eyes were blurred their shirts all soaked
With sweat
They're ridin' hard to catch that herd but they 'aint caught 'em yet
'cause they've got to ride forever in the range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride hard hear them cry
The riders leaned on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from hell a riding on our range
Then cow - boy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Tryin' to catch this devil herd... a - cross these endless
Skies.
Yipie i oh Yipie i ay
Ghost riders in the sky.
Ghost riders in the sky.
Ghost riders in the sky.
Yourwelcome and have fun!
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