Hey Joe Chords – Jimi Hendrix

Intro

E Em7 C#4/E E

Verse 1

C   G    D         A               E           E
Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?
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 old lady,
D          A                                      E        E
You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with another man,     yeah.
C                 G
I’m goin’ down to shoot my old lady
D          A                              E
You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with another man
                    E
Huh! And that ain’t too 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 I gave her the gun, 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 run to?
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 hangman 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!