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Hey Joe

Jimmy Hendrix

Chords used in this song: G#, B, C#, D#, F#
G#Chord: G#
BChord: B
C#Chord: C#
D#Chord: D#
F#Chord: F#

Capo I

[Intro]
D#


[Verse]
B     F#   C#
  Hey Joe,
G#                         D#            B
where you goin’ with that gun of yours?
    F#   C#       G#                         D#                B
Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand,
                  F#             C#
I’m goin’ down to shoot my lady,
           G#                               D#
You know I caught her messin’ around with another man.
    B                   F#             C#
Yeah, I’m goin’ down to shoot my lady
           G#                               D#
You know I caught her messin’ around with another man

Huh! And that ain’t cool.


[Verse]
B       F#   C#
  A hey Joe,
G#                     D#
I heard you shot your woman down,
                      B
You shot her down now,
      F#    C#
A hey Joe,
G#                     D#
I heard you shot your old lady down,
                                       B
You shot her down in the ground, Yeah
       F#                C#
Yes, I did, I shot her,
           G#                          D#                   B
You know I caught her messin’ around, messin’ around town,
          F#                C#
Uh, yes I did, I shot her.
           G#                           D#
You Know I caught my old Lady messin’ around town,

And have her the gun,

And I shot her.


[Solo]
B  F#  C#  G#  D#
              Alright, shoot her one more time again baby!
B  F#  C#  G#  D#
              Yeah! Dig it.
B  F#  C#  G#  D#  D#
                 Oh alright.


[Verse]
B     F#   C#
  Hey Joe
G#               D#                               B
Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go?
    F#           C#
Hey Joe, I said
G#               D#                               B
Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go?
          F#                C#
I’m goin’ way down south,
G#           D#           B
Way down to Mexico way.
          F#                C#
I’m goin’ way down south,
G#                D#
Way down where I can be free,

Ain’t no one gonna find me.


[Outro]
B          F#               C#
  Ain’t no hang-man gonna,
               G#                 D#
He ain’t gonna put a rope around me,

You better believe it right now,
                B
I gotta go now,
    F#    C#
Hey Joe,
           G#      D#
You better run on down

Goodbye everybody. Ow!
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