Biography:
The Highwaymen fue un grupo de country formado por cuatro músicos bien conocidos por; entre otras cosas, su participación e influencia fundacional en el subgenero del outlaw country: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.
Formado en 1985, el grupo público un álbum ese mismo año titulado Highwayman, que siguió el éxito del de su single, "Highwayman" que llegó a número 1 de country; otro tema del disco se situó entre los Top 20, "Desperados Waiting for a Train".
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Other songs:
- Highwayman
- A La Claire Fontaine
- American
- American Remains
- Big River
- Born And Raised In Black And White
- Committed To Parkview
- Death And Hell
- Deportee
- Desperados Waiting For A Train
- Everyone Gets Crazy
- Ghost Riders In The Sky
- Here Comes That Rainbow Again
- Highwaymen
- If He Came Back Again
- It Is What It Is
- Jim I Wore A Tie Today
- Live Forever
- Living Legend
- Luckenbach Texas
- Michael Row The Boat Ashore
- Silver Stallion
- The Devils Right Hand
- The Last Cowboy Song
- True Love Travels On
- Welfare Line
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(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY by Highwaymen
Original song by Stan Jones (A Cowboy Legend) from Riders in the Sky
Standard tuning EADGBE, 4/4 briskly
Transcribed by joetormala
INTRO One time
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1
Gm Bb
An old cow poke went riding out one dark and windy day,
Gm
Upon a ridge he rest-ed as he went a-long his way,
G Eh G6
When all at once a might-y herd of red eyed cows he
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Saw____a plough-in? thru the ragged skies__________and
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Up a cloud-y draw________________ Yi ? pi ?yi ____ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost herd, in___________the sky.
BRIDGE
Eb Cm6 Gm Cm7 Gm
Their ghost herd in__________the sky_____________
Eb Cm7 Gm7
Ghost riders in__________the sky.
SOLO
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 2
Gm Bb
Brands were still on fire and their hooves wuz made of steel,
Gm
Their horns was black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel,
G Eh G6
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered thru the
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Sky For he saw the riders comin? hard________And he
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Heard their mournful cry________________ Yi-pi-yi____ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
SOLO 2
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 3
Gm Bb
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred and shirts all soaked with sweat,
Gm
They?re ridin? hard to catch that herd but they ain?t caught em yet,
G Eh G6
Cause they?ve got to ride forever on that range up in the
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Sky On horses snortin? fire,_________ as they ride on,
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Hear their cry_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
SOLO 3
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 4
Gm Bb
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name,
Gm
?If you want to save your soul from hell a ridin? on our range,
G Eh G6
Then cowboy change your ways today, or with us you will ride,
Gm7 Eb Cm7
A try?n to catch, the devil?s herd_________ across these
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Endless skies.?_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost herd , in___________the sky.
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
Ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
OUTRO
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original song by Stan Jones (A Cowboy Legend) from Riders in the Sky
Standard tuning EADGBE, 4/4 briskly
Transcribed by joetormala
INTRO One time
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1
Gm Bb
An old cow poke went riding out one dark and windy day,
Gm
Upon a ridge he rest-ed as he went a-long his way,
G Eh G6
When all at once a might-y herd of red eyed cows he
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Saw____a plough-in? thru the ragged skies__________and
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Up a cloud-y draw________________ Yi ? pi ?yi ____ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost herd, in___________the sky.
BRIDGE
Eb Cm6 Gm Cm7 Gm
Their ghost herd in__________the sky_____________
Eb Cm7 Gm7
Ghost riders in__________the sky.
SOLO
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 2
Gm Bb
Brands were still on fire and their hooves wuz made of steel,
Gm
Their horns was black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel,
G Eh G6
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered thru the
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Sky For he saw the riders comin? hard________And he
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Heard their mournful cry________________ Yi-pi-yi____ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
SOLO 2
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 3
Gm Bb
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred and shirts all soaked with sweat,
Gm
They?re ridin? hard to catch that herd but they ain?t caught em yet,
G Eh G6
Cause they?ve got to ride forever on that range up in the
Gm7 Eb Cm7
Sky On horses snortin? fire,_________ as they ride on,
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Hear their cry_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
SOLO 3
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 4
Gm Bb
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name,
Gm
?If you want to save your soul from hell a ridin? on our range,
G Eh G6
Then cowboy change your ways today, or with us you will ride,
Gm7 Eb Cm7
A try?n to catch, the devil?s herd_________ across these
Gm Cm/G Gm Gm7/F Gm7
Endless skies.?_____________ Yi ? pi ? yi______ay!
Gm7
Yi ? pi ?yi_____oooh!
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
The ghost herd , in___________the sky.
Eb Cm7 Gm Cm/G
Ghost Rid-ers, in___________the sky.
OUTRO
(Run 1)
A|-------0--0--0---2b---3---3--3--0------------------------------------------
E|--0----------------------------------3---3----3---0---3b-------------------
(Run 2)
D|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
A|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 3)
D|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
E|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
(Run 4)
A|---3---3---3--0---0-------0------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------3b---------------------------------------------------|
(Run 5)
D|-------0--0--0---2b--3--3--3---0-------------------------------------------
A|---0---------------------------------3---3---3---0---3b--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Run 6)
G|--------------------------------------2---2---2---0----2b------------------
D|-------0---0---0---2b--3--3--3---0-----------------------------------------
A|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 7)
G|---2---2----2b-------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------3b----0---------------------3--3--3----------------------
A|----------------------------0----3---3---0---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Run 8)
D|---3---3---3--0---0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------3b----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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