Hey Joe Akkorde

Hey Joe Lead Sheet

[Intro]

N E Em7 C#sus4/E E

[Verse]

C       G    D  A                         E                 E
   Hey  Joe,    where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?
C      G    D         A                         E                 E
  Hey  Joe,    I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand,
C                    G
   I’m goin’ down to shoot my old lady,
D            A                                      E          E
  You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with another man,       yeah.
C                    G
   I’m goin’ down to shoot my old lady
D             A                              E
   You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with another man
          E
Huh!  And that ain’t too cool.

[Verse 2]

C     G     D   A                     E
  Hey Joe,      I heard you shot your woman down,
                       E
You shot her down now,
C      G    D  A                         E
   Hey Joe,    I heard you shot your old lady down,
                                     E
You shot her down in the ground,         Yeah”
C       G
   Yes, I did, I shot her,
D  A                                     E                    E
   You know I caught her messin’ ‘round, messin’ ‘round town,
C            G
       Yes I did, I shot her.
D             A                           E
   You know I caught my old lady messin’ ‘round town,
                   E
And I gave her the gun, I shot her.

[Inst]

C G D A E            E
            Alright,   shoot her one more time again baby!
C G D A E         E
            Yeah!   Dig it.
C G D A E E
            Oh, alright.

[Verse 3]

C      G
   Hey Joe
D  A               E                                   E
   Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to?
C     G
  Hey Joe, I said
D  A               E                           E
   Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go?
C            G
   I’m goin’ way down south,
D  A           E           E
   Way down to Mexico way.
C           G
  I’m goin’ way down south,
D  A              E
   Way down where I can be free,
      E
Ain’t no one gonna find me.

[Outro]

C          G
  Ain’t no hangman gonna,
D            A                       E
    He ain’t gonna put a rope around me,
                      E
You better believe it right now,
E
I gotta go now,
C      G
   Hey Joe,
D            A      E
  You better run on down
                       E
Goodbye everybody.         Ow!