Hey Joe chords by Jimi Hendrix

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

Hey Joe                  Tempo 84 / Tonart G+G
(Jimi Hendrix)

Intro:

     E MajorE
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Part 1:

C majorC  G+G  D MajorD   A augmentedA           E MajorE
Hey Joe, where you're going with that gun in your hand.

          C majorC  G+G  D MajorD    A augmentedA
---- ---- ---- ---- Hey Joe, I said, where you're going

       E MajorE
with that gun in your hand. ---- ---- ---- ----

Part 2:

C majorC         G+G         D MajorD       A augmentedA
I'm going down to shoot my old lady,  you know, I caught her

            E MajorE
messing around with another man. ---- ---- ---- ----

C majorC            G+G      D MajorD       A augmentedA
I'm going down to shoot my old lady,  you know, I caught her

            E MajorE
messing around with another man. ---- ---- ---- ----

Part 3:

C majorC  G+G  D MajorD A augmentedA           E MajorE
Hey Joe,  I heard, you shot your woman down, shot her down now.

          C majorC  G+G  D MajorD A augmentedA             E MajorE
---- ---- ---- ---- Hey Joe,  I heard, you shot your old lady down,

shot her down to the ground. ---- ---- ---- ----

Part 4:

C majorC   G+G        D MajorD   A augmentedA
Yes, I did, I shot her,  you know, I caught her

        E MajorE
messing 'round, messing 'round town. ---- ---- ---- ----

C majorC   G+G        D MajorD      A augmentedA
Yes, I did, I shot her,  you know, I caught my old lady

    E MajorE
messing 'round town. ---- ---- ---- ----

Solo 1:

C majorC     G+G     D MajorD     A augmentedA     E MajorE
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

          C majorC     G+G     D MajorD     A augmentedA
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

E MajorE
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Solo 2:

C majorC     G+G     D MajorD     A augmentedA     E MajorE
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

---- ---- ---- ----

Part 5:

C majorC  G+G  D MajorD A augmentedA           E MajorE
Hey Joe,  where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to.

          C majorC  G+G  D MajorD A augmentedA          E MajorE
---- ---- ---- ---- Hey Joe,  where you gonna run to now,

          C majorC      G+G             D MajorD
where you gonna go. Well dig it, I'm going way down South,

A augmentedA      E MajorE
way down to Mexico way, alright.

Part 6:

C majorC       G+G      D MajorD A augmentedA        E MajorE
I'm going way down South,  way down, where I can be free,

              C majorC    G+G       D MajorD
ain't no one gonna find me. Ain't no hangman gonna,

     A augmentedA            E MajorE
he ain't gonna put a rope around me, you better believe it right now,

I gotta go now.

Part 7:

C majorC  G+G  D MajorD     A augmentedA
Hey Joe, you better run on down.

Ending:

E MajorE

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