Key: G
Introduction:
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An old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day
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Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
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When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
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Aplowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw
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Yip-pie-ya-aye, yip-pie-yi-o
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Ghost riders in the sky
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Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
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Their horns wuz black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
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A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sk,
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For he saw the riders comin' hard and he heard their mournful cry
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Yip-pie-ya-aye, yip-pie-yi-o
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Ghost riders in the sky.
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Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred
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Their shirts all soaked with sweat
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They're ridin' hard to catch that herd, but they ain't caught 'em yet
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They've got to ride forever in that range up in the sky,
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Yip-pie-ya-aye, yip-pie-yi-o, ghost riders in the sky
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As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
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"If you want to save your soul from hell a' ridin' on our range
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Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
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Atryin' to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies.
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Yip-pie-ya-aye, yip-pie-yi-o
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Ghost riders in the sky
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Ghost riders in the sky
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