Johnny Cash - Ghost riders in the sky
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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 oAmld cowpoke went ridin' out one dGark and windy day,
UpAmon a ridge he restAmed as he went aloCng his waCy
When A7all at once a miA7ghty herd of red Feyed cows heEm saw
Come ruEmshin' through the rEmagged skies and upEm a cloudy draw.
Their braAmnds were still on fire and their hooves Gwere made of steel
ThAmeir horns were blaAmck and shiny and Ctheir hot breath youC could feel
A bolA7t of fear went tA7hrough him as theFy thundered Emthrough the sky
Em Am(x6)
He saw the riders coming hard... and he heard their mournful cry
Yipie i Goh, Yipie iEm ay
FmGhost ridersFmaj in thAme sky.
<Keep on repeating the chords>
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!