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Hey Joe

Jimmy Hendrix

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

Capo VI

[Intro]
A#


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

Huh! And that ain’t cool.


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

And have her the gun,

And I shot her.


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


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

Ain’t no one gonna find me.


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

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

Goodbye everybody. Ow!
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