Ghost Riders In The Sky

Ghost Riders In The Sky: Chords

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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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Plowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw.

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Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel,
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Their horns were 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 sky,
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He saw the riders comin' hard and 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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Yip-pie-ya-aye, yip-pie-yi-o,
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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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Tryin' 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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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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He’s ridin' hard to catch that herd, but he 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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On horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear their 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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Yip-pie-ya-aye, yip-pie-yi-o,
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ghost riders in the sky.

Ghost Riders In The Sky: Video

Ghost Riders In The Sky è una canzone incisa da Johnny Cash nel 1979. Si tratta di una delle più famose canzoni western di tutti i tempi; scritta da Stan Jonesnel 1948 è stata reinterpretata, nel tempo, da molti cantanti famosi. Il testo parla di cavalieri fantasma, perché morti, condannati a cavalcare perennemente nei cieli cercando, senza riuscirci, di riprendere la mandria del diavolo; a un vecchio cavaliere che li vede suggeriscono di cambiare strada se anch'egli non vuole ridursi come loro; il messaggio è quindi quello di comportarsi bene in vita se non se ne vogliono pagare le conseguenze nell'aldilà.

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Alberto Moneti

34 anni, polistrumentista: pianoforte, chitarra, batteria, clarinetto. Ha conseguito la licenza in teoria musicale e solfeggio presso il Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze. Dal 1997 è organista presso la Basilica di Santa Maria del Sasso, a Bibbiena (AR).