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Hey Joe- Jimi Hendrix

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    [Verse 1]
    C   G   D          A               E            E
    Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun of yours?
    C     G   D       A                         E                E
      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                                  E        E
      You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with a – nother man.
          C                 G
    Yeah, I’m goin’ down to shoot my lady
    D            A                              E
      You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with another man
     E
    Huh! And that ain’t cool.
    
    
    [Verse 2]
     
     C       G D A                        E
    A hey Joe,   I heard you shot your woman down,
                          E
    You shot her down now,
    C        G D A                        E
       A hey Joe,   I heard you shot your old lady down,
                                    E
    You shot her down in the ground, Yeah”
    C         G
       Yes, I did, I shot her,
    D             A                          E                  E
       You know I caught her messin’ ‘round, messin’ ‘round town,
        C     G
    Uh, yes I did, I shot her.
    D             A                                 E
       You Know I caught my old Lady messin’ ‘round town,
                     E
    And have her the gun,
    And I shot her.
    
    
    [Solo]
    
    C G D A E
            Alright, shoot her one more time again baby!
    C G D A E
             Yeah! Dig it.
    C G D A E E
               Oh alright.
    
               
    [Verse 3]
    C    G
       Hey Joe
    D A                E                               E
       Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go?
    C    G
     Hey Joe, I said
    D A                E                               E
       Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go?
    C          G
     I’m goin’ way down south,
    D A            E          E
       Way down to Mexico way.
    C          G
     I’m goin’ way down south,
    D A         E
       Way down where I can be free,
          E
    Ain’t no one gonna find me.
    
    
    [Outro]
    C         G
     Ain’t no hang-man gonna,
    D                     A           E
     He ain’t gonna put a rope around me,
                          E
    You better believe it right now,
    I gotta go now,
    C     G
      Hey Joe,
    D            A      E
      You better run on down
                      E
    Goodbye everybody. Ow!