HEY JOE – Jimi Hendrix

Strumming Pattern: ↓ ↓↓↑(1 pattern per chord except E which has 4 patterns)

C G D A E

Hey Joe, Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

C G D A E

Hey Joe, Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

C G D A E

I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady, You know I caught her messin' round with another man.

C G D A E

I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady, You know I caught her messin' round with another man.

(and that ain't too cool.)

C G D A E

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, you shot her down

C G D A E

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, you shot her down to the ground

C G D A E

Yes I did, I shot her, you know I caught her messin' round messin round town.

C G D A E

Yes I did, I shot her, you know I caught my old lady messin round town.(And I gave her the gun - I shot her!)

(Solo)

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, where you gonna go

C G D A E

I'm goin' way down south way down Mexico way alright

C G D A E

Im going way down south, way down were I can be free aint no one gonna find me

C G D A E

Aint no hangman gonna, put a rope round my neck, you better believe it

C G D A E

Hey Joe, you better run on down now, goodbye everybody