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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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16-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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An old cow poke went rid - ing 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)

 

Ending:

Their ghost herd in,

The sky,

(Instrumental)

(Instrumental)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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