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- Riders In The
Sky
- (aka Ghost Riders
In The Sky)
- Words and Music
by Stan Jones - 1949
- Number 1 on the
Hit Parade in 1949, played for 13 weeks.
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Em |
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C |
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Em7 |
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Am7 (echo) |
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Em7 |
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Em |
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| C |
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Am7 |
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Am7 |
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- (End) |
- 16-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- An old cow poke went riding
out one dark and windy day, (echo)
- Up on the ridge he rested,
- As he went along his way,
(echo)
- When all at once a mighty
heard of redeyed cows he saw,
- A ploughin' thru the ragged
skies, (echo)
- And up a cloudy draw. (echo)
- Yi - pi - yi - ay, (echo)
- Yi - pi - i - o, (echo)
- The ghost riders in,
- The sky. (echo)
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- Ending:
- Their ghost herd in,
- The sky,
- (Instrumental)
- (Instrumental)
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Watch
Eddy Davis perform "Riders In The Sky" (youtube)
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- Listen to the Southern
California Banjo Band perform the "Riders In The Sky"
(mp3)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com