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 HEY JOE

 

Jimi Hendrix

 

 

[C] Hey [G] Joe,

[D] Where you [A] goin' with that [E] gun in your hand?

[C] Hey [G] Joe,

I said, [D] where you [A] goin' with that [E] gun in your hand?

[C] I'm goin' down to [G] shoot my old lady.

You [D] know I caught her messin' [A] around with [E] another man.

[C] I'm goin' down to [G] shoot my old lady.

You [D] know I caught her messin' [A] around with [E] another man.

 

[C] Hey [G] Joe,

[D] I heard you [A] shot your [E] woman down, shot her downtown.

[C] Hey [G] Joe,

[D] I heard you [A] shot your old [E] lady down,

Shot her down to the ground.

[C] Yes I [G] did, I shot her.

[D] You know I caught her [A] messin' 'round, [E] messin' 'round town.

[C] Yes I [G] did, I shot her.

[D] You know I caught my old [A] lady [E] messin' 'round town.

( and I gave her the gun .... I shot her! )

 

[C] Hey [G] Joe,

[D] where you [A] gonna [E] run to now?

[C] Hey [G] Joe,

[D] where you [A] gonna [E] run to now?  (where you gonna go?)

[C] I'm goin' [G] way down south, [D] way [A] down to [E] Mexico way.

[C] I'm goin' [G] way down south, [D] way down [A] where I can [E] be free! 

(ain't no one gonna find me).