Hey Joe Chords

by Jimi Hendrix
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Author heixer [a] 144. Last edit on Jan 15, 2017
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Chords

E
C
G
D
A

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Hey Joe                                    Tempo 84 / Tonart G
(Jimi Hendrix)
 
[Intro]
 
          E
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[Part 1]
 
C   G    D     A                      E
Hey Joe, where you're going with that gun in your hand. 
 
                    C   G    D       A
---- ---- ---- ---- Hey Joe, I said, where you're going 
 
              E
with that gun in your hand. ---- ---- ---- ---- 
 
[Part 2]
 
C                 G                  D             A
I'm going down to shoot my old lady,   you know, I caught her 
 
                       E
messing around with another man. ---- ---- ---- ---- 
 
C                       G            D             A
I'm going down to shoot my old lady,   you know, I caught her 
 
                       E
messing around with another man. ---- ---- ---- ---- 
 
[Part 3]
 
C   G    D A                      E
Hey Joe,   I heard, you shot your woman down, shot her down now. 
 
                    C   G    D A                          E
---- ---- ---- ---- Hey Joe,   I heard, you shot your old lady down, 
 
shot her down to the ground. ---- ---- ---- ----
 
[Part 4]
 
C      G                D     A
Yes, I did, I shot her,   you know, I caught her 
 
                E
messing 'round, messing 'round town. ---- ---- ---- ---- 
 
C      G                D           A
Yes, I did, I shot her,   you know, I caught my old lady 
 
        E
messing 'round town. ---- ---- ---- ---- 
 
[Solo 1]
 
C         G         D         A         E
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                    C         G         D         A
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 
 
E
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[Solo 2]
 
C         G         D         A         E
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 
 
---- ---- ---- ----
 
[Part 5]
 
C   G    D A                      E
Hey Joe,   where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to. 
 
                    C   G    D A                   E
---- ---- ---- ---- Hey Joe,   where you gonna run to now, 
 
                    C            G                         D
where you gonna go. Well dig it, I'm going way down South,   
 
A           E
way down to Mexico way, alright. 
 
[Part 6]
 
C             G           D A               E
I'm going way down South,   way down, where I can be free, 
 
                            C        G              D
ain't no one gonna find me. Ain't no hangman gonna,   
 
         A                       E
he ain't gonna put a rope around me, you better believe it right now, 
 
I gotta go now.
 
[Part 7]
 
C   G    D          A
Hey Joe, you better run on down. 
 
[Ending]
 
E
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6 comments
duffermod
Great song. Love it
+2
gjmconsultant1
thanks for the info. your bass tabs (which I joined for) for this song are just too busy. FYI Schwartz video was most helpful combined with this chord chart. got there in the end :-)
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LasOlas
Awesome, thank you.
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