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Hey Joe

Jimmy Hendrix

Chords used in this song: F#, A, B, C#, E
F#Chord: F#
AChord: A
BChord: B
C#Chord: C#
EChord: E

Capo III

[Intro]
C#


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

Huh! And that ain’t cool.


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

And have her the gun,

And I shot her.


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


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

Ain’t no one gonna find me.


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

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

Goodbye everybody. Ow!
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