Intro

Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-----------------7/5--------------5/7-----------------7--7--7------|
E|-3/5-----------------5/3--------------3/5-----------------5--5--5------|

Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------3-5-5-5-5---5-|
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---|
D|-------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
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
E|----------------------------------------------------|
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--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

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  D        A
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,
G          C  D        A    G
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,

F                    A    G
ghost riders in the sky.
Tussenstuk
   G A                   C                         A
E|-----------------------------------10h12p10h12---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-12-13-13-13-|
G|-0-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-2-0-0-0-0---0---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                              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-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         F     G              A
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------17-17-17-14-12-14-|
D|-19-17-15-15-------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------11-13----13-12----12-11----11--|
G|-10-12-13-------13-------12-------11-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------8-10----10-9----9-8---8-|
D|-8-10-11------11------10-----9---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Bass guitar
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
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,

D|-3/6------------------------------6--6-6-6-----6--5--3-------------------|
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# D#       A#
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,
A#         C# D#       A#     G#
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,

F#           G#        A#   B
ghost riders in the sky.

(„---„ after chord then play more times)

           wooowooh                                As the riders...
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A|-9---7-8-9---7---9---7-8-9---9-7-5---5-7-9---7-8-9------------------|
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  A       B
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,
A          D  A       B
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,
A          D  A       B
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,
A          D  A       B        A
yip-pie-ya-o, Yip-pie-ya-aye,

G            A         B
ghost riders in the sky.

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-7--7-7-7-10-12--12-12-12-14-15--15-15-15-17-19-|
G|-4--4-4-4-6-7--7-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
               B        A      B
E|----------17-19--17-19------------------------------------------------|
B|-19-19-19-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|