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Hey Joe

Jimmy Hendrix

Chords used in this song: F, G#, A#, C, D#
FChord: F
G#Chord: G#
A#Chord: A#
CChord: C
D#Chord: D#

Capo IV

[Intro]
C


[Verse]
G#     D#   A#
  Hey Joe,
F                         C            G#
where you goin’ with that gun of yours?
    D#   A#       F                         C                G#
Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand,
                  D#             A#
I’m goin’ down to shoot my lady,
           F                               C
You know I caught her messin’ around with another man.
    G#                   D#             A#
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]
G#       D#   A#
  A hey Joe,
F                     C
I heard you shot your woman down,
                      G#
You shot her down now,
      D#    A#
A hey Joe,
F                     C
I heard you shot your old lady down,
                                       G#
You shot her down in the ground, Yeah
       D#                A#
Yes, I did, I shot her,
           F                          C                   G#
You know I caught her messin’ around, messin’ around town,
          D#                A#
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]
G#  D#  A#  F  C
              Alright, shoot her one more time again baby!
G#  D#  A#  F  C
              Yeah! Dig it.
G#  D#  A#  F  C  C
                 Oh alright.


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

Ain’t no one gonna find me.


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

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

Goodbye everybody. Ow!
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