The First Ghost Rider - Thomas Mac, guitar chords


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Published: 2025-04-03 11:11
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Capo 4

Tonality
Em Am B G C D



Intro:
     Em                  Am                Em
The year was 1882, back when the West was wild
   Em                          B
A widowed wife named Mary Lou gave birth to a child
 Em                                 Am           Em
Born in the dirt outside the church at exactly 305
                        B               Em
And at exactly 306 his mother lost her life
 
Em
 
Verse:
Em                               Am      Em
He stole his first pistol at the age of 21
                                   B
Used that to steal a quarter horse from Reverend Drum
    Em                            Am                 Em
And so began his journey roaming round from town to town
                               B               Em
Searching for the outlaw that shot his mother down
 
Chorus:
         G
Yippee-i-oh
         Em
Yippee-i-yay
                    C    D
And somewhere meanwhile
           Em
The devil smiled
 
Verse:
    Em                        Am              Em
He never knew the name of the outlaw that he chased
                                           B
Figured if he just kept shooting he might gun him down one day
           Em                           Am           Em
But after sending thirty souls to hell, his began to rot
                                         B              Em
That’s when the devil got his scent and met him on the spot
 
Em                             Am                   Em
He said, lonesome rider, your journey has been grand
Em                                B
You sent me a many soul, but you haven’t sent the man
    Em                              Am                 Em
The one that you been searching for all this borrowed time
                             B                   Em
I can help you find him son all you gotta Do is sign
 
Chorus:
         G
Yippee-i-oh
         Em
Yippee-i-yay
                    C    D
And somewhere meanwhile
            Em    G   G
His mother cried

Em Em C D   
Em Em
 
Verse:
Em                         Am           Em
If you ever wonder if the rider got his man
Em                               B
Just look up to heaven when the shadows scorch the land
Em                               Am               Em
Chasing down the devil’s herd across the endless skies
     Em                           B                Em
You might see that old rider and hear his mournful cry
 
Chorus:
         G
Yippee-i-oh
         Em
Yippee-i-yay-ay
 C          D      Em   Em
Ghost rider in the sky
 
         G
Yippee-i-oh
         Em
Yippee-i-yay-ay
 C          D      Em   Em  Em
Ghost rider in the sky


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