verse 1
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An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
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Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
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When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
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Came rushing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw
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Yippie yi yaaaaay
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Yippie yi Ohhhhh
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Ghost Riders in the sky
verse 2
Am C
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
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Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
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A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
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he saw the Riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry
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Yippie yi yaaaaay
C Am
Yippie yi Ohhhhh
F Dm Am
Ghost Riders in the sky
verse 3
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Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
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He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
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'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
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On horses snorting fire
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As they ride on hear their cry
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Yippie yi yaaaaay
C Am
Yippie yi Ohhhhh
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Ghost Riders in the sky
verse 4
Am C
As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
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If you want to save your soul from Hell a-riding on our range
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Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
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Trying to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies
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Yippie yi Yaaaaay
C Am
Yippie yi Ohhhhh
F Dm C
Ghost Riders in the sky
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Ghost Riders in the sky
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Ghost Riders in the sky