Jimi Hendrix - Hey joe
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Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
The first single released by Hendrix in 1966 (in the UK, 1967 in the U.S).
Album: "Are you experienced" (1967)
Standard Tuning:
e
B
G
D
A
E (some recordings are tuned a 1/2 step down, but the album version is standard tuning)
[Intro]
Emaj
e|-0---0-------------|-0-0----------------|----------------|
B|-3/5-5\3-----------|-0-0----------------|----------------|
G|---------4\2p0-----|-1-1----------------|----7-----7-----|
D|---------------0h2-|-2-2--4/5-4/5-4-2-2-|-7h9---7h9--9\--|
A|-------------------|-2-2--4/5-4/5-4-2-2-|----------------|
E|-------------------|-0-0-----0---0--0-0-|----------------|
[Verse 1]
C Hey GJoe,D where Ayou goin' with that Egun in your hand? E
C Hey GJoe, I said Dwhere yoAu goin' with that guEn in your hand? E
Alright.
C I'm goin down to sGhoot my old lady,
D you know I cAaught her messin' 'Eround with another man. E
Yeah!
C I'm goin' down to Gshoot my old lady,
D you know I cAaught her messin' 'Eround with another man.
E Huh! And that ain't too cool.
[Verse 2]
C Uh, Ghey DJoe, I Aheard you shot your Ewoman down, you shot her down now. E
C Uh, Ghey DJoe, I Aheard you shot you oEld lady down, you shot her down to the groundE. Yeah!
C Yes, I dGid, I shot her,
D You know I Acaught her messin’ ‘round, Emessin’ ‘round townE,
Uh, yCes I dGid, I shot her.
D You Know I Acaught my old Lady messin’ ‘round Etown,
And have her the Egun, And I shot her
[Solo]
e|---------12----------------------|---------12-----------------------------------------|
B|-15b17~--12-15-12----------------|-15b17~--12-15-12-----12----------------------------|
G|------------------14br-12----12~-|------------------14b----14--12-14-12-----12----12\-|
D|--------------------------14-----|--------------------------------------14-----14-----|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|---------12---------------------------------------|
B|-------------12b----15bm-|-15b17~--12-15-12----12-15----12~-----------------|
G|-------------12b---------|------------------14-------14------------14-12~\--|
D|-------12-14-----14------|-----------------------------------12h14----------|
A|---/14-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------12-15b~r----------12-----------------|------------------------------|
B|-----12----------------12----15--------------|------------12b---------------|
G|-14b--------------14bm----------14bm-12~-----|------------12b---------------|
D|----------------------------------------14\0-|------14-16-----14------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|--/16-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
[End riff]
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------2-3-4-5-------0-4-5-6-7---|----5---5-7-----------------------------------------|
E|--0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-------------|--7---7---------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C Hey GJoe,D Where Ayou gonna run to nowE, where you gonna Erun to?
C Hey GJoe,D Where Ayou gonna run to nowE, where you gonna Ego?
C I'm GgoinD' way dAown south. Way downE to Mexico way. AElright
C I'm GgoinD' way dAown South. Way downE where I can be free
E Ain't no one gonna find me
[Outro] (Also played behind the Outro lyrics and chords)
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------2-3-4-5-------0-4-5-6-7---|----5---5-7-----------------------------------------|
E|--0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-------------|--7---7---------------------------------------------|
C Ain'Gt no hang-Dman gonAna, He ain't gonnaE put a rope around me
E You better believe it right now. I gotta go now
C Hey GJoe, You Dbetter Arun on down. GoodbyEe everybody E
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b = Bend string
~ = Vibrato
br = Bend-release
\ = Slide down
/ = Slide up
h = Hammer on
b~r = Bend, Vibrato then Release
bm = Bend then mute