Ghost Riders In The Sky - Johnny Cash


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||    JOHNNY CASH - GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY    ||
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//NO CAPO or CAPO ON FIRST; depends on the version you hear.

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[Verse 1]
            
An ol' cowboy 

              
went riding ou

      
t one dark-a-w

indy day
  
Upon a ridge h

e rested as he

 went along hi

s way
     
When all at on

ce a mighty he

rd o' red-eyed

 cows he saw-
             
A-plown' throu

              
gh the ragged 

          
sky-- and up t

         
he cloudy draw

--


[Verse 2]
            
Their brands w

              
ere still on f

              
ire and their 


hooves were ma

de o'-steel
      
Their horns we

re black and s

hiny and their

 hot breath he

 could feel
   
A bolt of fear

 went through 

him as they th

undered throug

h the sky-
             
For he saw the

              
 riders coming

              
 ha--rd and he

         
 heard their m

       
oanful cry--


[Chorus]
       
Yippy-yi-Ohhhh
           
Oh-Yippy-yi Ya

aaay
            
Ghost Riders i

  
n the sky


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[Verse 3]
            
Their faces ga

              
unt, ther eyes

              
 were blurred,

       
 their shirts 

all soaked wit

h sweat
     
He's ridin' ha

rd to catch th

at herd, but h

e ain't caught

 'em yet
              
'Cause they've

 
 got to ride f

orever on that

 range up in t

he sky-
             
On horses snor

              
tin' fire-- as

         
 they ride on 

           
hear their cry

--


[Verse 4]
            
As the riders 

              
loped on by hi

      
m, he heard on

e call his nam

e
        
If you want to

 save your sou

l from Hell-a-

ridin' on our 

range
     
Then cowboy ch

ange your ways

 today or with

 us you will r

ide
             
Tryin' to catc

              
h the devil's 

         
he--rd, across

              
 these endless

 
 skies


[Chorus]
       
Yippy-yi-Ohhhh
           
Oh-Yippy-yi Ya

aaay
            
Ghost Riders i

  
n the sky


[ENDING]
            
Ghost Riders i

  
n the sky
            
Ghost Riders i

  
n the sky
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