Riders in The Sky (Cowboy Legend chords by Burl Ives

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Verse 1
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 (E minor) An old cowpoke went ridin' out
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one dark and  (G major) windy day  (E minor) 
Upon a ridge he rested as he
went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd
of red- eyed cows he saw
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A-  (C major) plowin' through the ragged
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skies and up a cloudy  (E minor) draw

Verse 2

Yippy- yi- yi, yippy- yi- oh

A ghost herd in the sky

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Verse 3
Em 
 (E minor) 
Their brands were still on fire and their
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hooves were made of steel  (G major)  (E minor) 
Their horns were black and shiny
and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as
they thundered through the sky
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For he  (C major) saw the riders comin' hard
Em 
and heard their  (E minor) mournful cry

Verse 4

Yippy- yi- yi, yippy- yi- oh

Ghost riders in the sky

Verse 5
Their faces gaunt,
their eyes were blurred
Their shirts all soaked with sweat
They're ridin' hard to catch that herd
but they ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever
on that range up in the sky
C 
On  (C major) horses snortin' fire as they ride on,
Em 
hear their cry  (E minor) 

Verse 6

Yippy- yi- yi, yippy- yi- oh

Ghost riders in the sky

Verse 7
As the riders roped on by him he
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heard one call his  (G major) name  (E minor) 
"If you want to save your soul from
hell a- ridin' on our range
Then cowboy, change your ways
today or with us you will ride
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A- try (C major) in' to catch that devil's herd
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across these  (A minor) endless  (E minor) skies"

Verse 8
Em 
 (E minor) 
Yippy- yi- yi, yippy- yi- oh
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Em 
C 
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A  (G major)  (E minor) ghost  (C major) herd  (A minor) in   the sky  (G major)  (E minor) 
C 
 (C major) Ghost riders in the sky