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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Hey Joe
By:   Jimmy Hendrix 
                                     
{Original key Eb}

[Intro:]   E                                       

[verse: 1]
C   G                    
Hey Joe, 
D  A                               E
     Where you're going with that gun in your hand
C   G         
Hey Joe,  
D        A                             E
 I said, where you're going with that gun in your hand
C                  G                     
I'm going down to shoot my old lady
D  A                                                 E
  You know, I caught her messing around with another man 
C                   G              
I'm going down to shoot my old lady, 
D    A                                             E     
You know, I caught her messing around with another man 

That ain't too cool

[verse: 2]
C   G                                 
Hey Joe, 
D    A                          E
       I heard, you shot your woman down, you shot her down now
C   G              
Hey Joe,  
D   A                             E
      I heard, you shot your old lady down, shot her down to the ground
C      G                 
Yes, I did, I shot her,    
D  A                                            E  
     You know, I caught her  messing 'round, messing 'round town
C      G                 
Yes, I did, I shot her,   
D   A                                                E  
      You know, I caught my old lady messing 'round town

I shot her
  
[Solo: guitar]  C  G  D  A  E  
                C  G  D  A  E 

               {walk up}
                C  G  D  A  E 
[verse: 3]
C   G                               
Hey Joe, 
D  A                     E
     Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to
C   G         
Hey Joe,   
D  A                     E
     Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go

 C            G                          
Well dig it, I'm going way down South, 
D  A               E
     Way down to Mexico way
C             G                         
I'm going way down South,  
D  A                           E
     Way down, where I can be free, ain't no one gonna find me.
C        G              
Ain't no hangman gonna,    
D   A                                  E
      He ain't gonna put a rope around me, you better believe it right now   

I gotta go now

C   G    D          A            E 
Hey Joe, you better run on down

C   G    D          A            E 
Hey Joe, you better run on down

[coda:]  {walk up}
          C   G    D  A   E
         {walk up} 
          C   G    D  A   E 



chords:
C       x32010
D       x02320
E       022100
G       320003