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(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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10-beat intro. with 1 lead-in note.  Play 2-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
Note: This song is in 2/4 time.  Count on the bass beats.
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An old cow poke went rid -ing out one dark and wind -y day,
Up on the ridge he rest -ed
as he went a -long his way,
When all at once a might -y heard of red -eyed cows he saw
A plough -in' thru the rag -ged skies
And up a cloud -y draw.
Yi -pi -yi -ay,
Yi -pi -i -o, (to Ending after repeat)
The ghost rid -ers in
the sky.
 
Ending:
Their ghost herd in
the sky.
Ghost Rid -ers In The Sky.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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