Hey Joe

(Written by Billy Roberts) 
Made Famous by Jimi Hendrix

Quick Play Guide...

C      G    D        A                                       E
Hey Joe...      Where you going with that gun in your hand..

              C      G    D        A                                       E
I said...  Hey Joe...      Where you going with that gun in your hand..

C                            G                               D   
I'm going down to shoot my old lady..

                      A                                                E
You Know I caught her messing round with another man...

C                                         G                             D   
Yeah..  I'm going down to shoot my old lady..

    A                                                E
I caught her messing round with another man...

C     G         D     A                                     E
Hey Joe...             I heard you shot your woman down

                    C     G         D     A                                     E
 I said...      Hey Joe...             I heard you shot your woman down

C       G                         D                    A                               E
Yes I did... I shot her         Don't you know I caught her messing round.

C       G                         D                    A                              E
Yes I did... I shot her         Don't you know I caught her messing round.

(Scream across the E chord) ... So I gave her the gun....

First Guitar Solo (E Minor Pentatonic Scale Notes = E A G B D) leading to bass riff (see Classic Intro for details..)

C      G    D     A                            E
Hey Joe...       Where you gonna run to now.....

              C      G    D     A                            E
I said... Hey Joe...       Where you gonna run to now.....

 C              G                      D     A                            E
I'm goin' way down south..        Way down to Mexico..

C              G                      D     A                            E
I'm goin' way down south..       Way down to Mexico....

(Screamed or spoken across the E chord) ... Where I can be free..

C              G                 D     A                      E
'Aint no lawman...              Gonna  put no rope around me...

                C              G          D    A                    E
I said.... 'Aint no lawman...         Gonna put no rope around me.....
Solo to end...

 

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