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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
********************* b = Bend string ~ = Vibrato br = Bend-release \ = Slide down / = Slide up h = Hammer on b~r = Bend, Vibrato then Release bm = Bend then mute