(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY by Highwaymen Original song by Stan Jones (A Cowboy Legend) from Riders in the Sky Standard tuning EADGBE, 4/4 briskly Transcribed by joetormala INTRO One time (Run 1) A|–––––––0––0––0–––2b–––3–––3––3––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––3––––3–––0–––3b––––––––––––––––––– (Run 2) D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2–––2–––2–––0––––2b–––––––––––––––––– A|–––––––0–––0–––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 3) D|–––2–––2––––2b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|––––––––––––––––––3b––––0–––––––––––––––––––––3––3––3–––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0––––3–––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 4) A|–––3–––3–––3––0–––0–––––––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|–––––––––––––––––––––3b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| VERSE 1 Gm Bb An old cow poke went riding out one dark and windy day, Gm Upon a ridge he rest–ed as he went a–long his way, G Eh G6 When all at once a might–y herd of red eyed cows he Gm7 Eb Cm7 Saw____a plough–in? thru the ragged skies__________and Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7 Up a cloud–y draw________________ Yi ? pi ?yi ____ay! Gm7 Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh! Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G The ghost herd, in___________the sky. BRIDGE Eb Cm6 Gm Cm7 Gm Their ghost herd in__________the sky_____________ Eb Cm7 Gm7 Ghost riders in__________the sky. SOLO (Run 5) D|–––––––0––0––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––3–––3–––0–––3b–––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| (Run 6) G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2–––2–––2–––0––––2b–––––––––––––––––– D|–––––––0–––0–––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 7) G|–––2–––2––––2b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– D|––––––––––––––––––3b––––0–––––––––––––––––––––3––3––3–––––––––––––––––––––– A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0––––3–––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 8) D|–––3–––3–––3––0–––0–––––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––––––––––––––––––––3b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– VERSE 2 Gm Bb Brands were still on fire and their hooves wuz made of steel, Gm Their horns was black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel, G Eh G6 A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered thru the Gm7 Eb Cm7 Sky For he saw the riders comin? hard________And he Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7 Heard their mournful cry________________ Yi–pi–yi____ay! Gm7 Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh! Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G The ghost Rid–ers, in___________the sky. SOLO 2 (Run 1) A|–––––––0––0––0–––2b–––3–––3––3––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––3––––3–––0–––3b––––––––––––––––––– (Run 2) D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2–––2–––2–––0––––2b–––––––––––––––––– A|–––––––0–––0–––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 3) D|–––2–––2––––2b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|––––––––––––––––––3b––––0–––––––––––––––––––––3––3––3–––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0––––3–––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 4) A|–––3–––3–––3––0–––0–––––––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|–––––––––––––––––––––3b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| VERSE 3 Gm Bb Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred and shirts all soaked with sweat, Gm They?re ridin? hard to catch that herd but they ain?t caught em yet, G Eh G6 Cause they?ve got to ride forever on that range up in the Gm7 Eb Cm7 Sky On horses snortin? fire,_________ as they ride on, Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7 Hear their cry_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay! Gm7 Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh! Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G The ghost Rid–ers, in___________the sky. SOLO 3 (Run 5) D|–––––––0––0––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––3–––3–––0–––3b–––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| (Run 6) G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2–––2–––2–––0––––2b–––––––––––––––––– D|–––––––0–––0–––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 7) G|–––2–––2––––2b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– D|––––––––––––––––––3b––––0–––––––––––––––––––––3––3––3–––––––––––––––––––––– A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0––––3–––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 8) D|–––3–––3–––3––0–––0–––––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––––––––––––––––––––3b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– VERSE 4 Gm Bb As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name, Gm ?If you want to save your soul from hell a ridin? on our range, G Eh G6 Then cowboy change your ways today, or with us you will ride, Gm7 Eb Cm7 A try?n to catch, the devil?s herd_________ across these Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7 Endless skies.?_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay! Gm7 Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh! Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G The ghost herd , in___________the sky. Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G Ghost Rid–ers, in___________the sky. OUTRO (Run 1) A|–––––––0––0––0–––2b–––3–––3––3––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––3––––3–––0–––3b––––––––––––––––––– (Run 2) D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2–––2–––2–––0––––2b–––––––––––––––––– A|–––––––0–––0–––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 3) D|–––2–––2––––2b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|––––––––––––––––––3b––––0–––––––––––––––––––––3––3––3–––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0––––3–––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 4) A|–––3–––3–––3––0–––0–––––––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|–––––––––––––––––––––3b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| (Run 5) D|–––––––0––0––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–––3–––3–––0–––3b–––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––| (Run 6) G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2–––2–––2–––0––––2b–––––––––––––––––– D|–––––––0–––0–––0–––2b––3––3––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 7) G|–––2–––2––––2b––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– D|––––––––––––––––––3b––––0–––––––––––––––––––––3––3––3–––––––––––––––––––––– A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0––––3–––3–––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Run 8) D|–––3–––3–––3––0–––0–––––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A|–––––––––––––––––––––3b–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
