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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6[Intro] Am [Verse] Am C Am An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day, Am C Am Up - on a ridge he rested as he went along his way, Am F Am When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw, Am F F Am Plowin' through the ragged sky, and up a cloudy draw, Am C Am Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel, Am C Am Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel, Am F Am A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky, Am F Am For he saw the riders coming hard, and he heard their mournful cry. [Chorus] C Am Yippe-ai - oh, yippee-a i- ay, (Coyote Yip) F Am Ghost riders in the sky, [Break] (One verse Instrumental Guitar & Banjo) [Verse] Am C Am Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat, Am C Am He's ridin' hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught them yet, Am F Am Cause they've got to ride for - ever on that range up in the sky, Am F F Am All horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear them cry. Am C Am As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name, Am C Am If you want to save your soul from hell, a ridin' on our range, Am F Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride, Am F F Am Trying to catch the devil's herd, a - cross these endless skies. [Chorus] C Am Yippe-ai - oh, yippee-ai - ay, (Coyote Yip) F Am Ghost riders in the sky, F Am Ghost riders in the sky, F Am 11 bars Ghost riders in the sky, then fade