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Hey Joe

Jimmy Hendrix

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

Capo VIII

[Intro]
G#


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

Huh! And that ain’t cool.


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

And have her the gun,

And I shot her.


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


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

Ain’t no one gonna find me.


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

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

Goodbye everybody. Ow!
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