Slow Blues Rock with Back Beat

Hey Joe – Billy Roberts by Jimi Hendrix

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C G D A C G D A
||: / Hey Joe | / / where ya' goin' with that ||: / Hey Joe | / / / where you gonna |
E E E E
| gun in your hand? | / / / / :|| | run to now? | 2
nd
x: Where you, where you gonna go? :||
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C G D A C G D A
||:I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady | Y’ know caught her messin' round with| || / I'm goin' way down south | / / / way down |
E E E E
another man | 2 x: That ain’t too cool :||
nd | Mexico way , | / alright / / ||
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C G D A C G D A
|| / Hey Joe / / | / / / I heard you shot your | || / I'm goin' way down south | / / way down|
C,E,F,F#,G, B, C, C# D, F#,G, G#, A, C#, D, D#
E E
| woman down you shot her down | / / / / || E E
------------------------------------------------------------------------ | I can be free, | ain't no one gonna find me ||
C G D A
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|| / Hey Joe / / | / / I heard you shot your | C G D A
E E
|| / Ain't no hangman gonna | / He ain't gonna put a rope around my |
| lady down you shot her down to the ground | / // / || E E
------------------------------------------------------------------------ | neck | ain't no one gonna find me ||
C G D A
|| / Yes, I | did shot her you | / know I caught her messin' 'round|
E E
| messin' 'round town | / // / || C G D A E E
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C G D A
|| / Yes, I did shot her you | / know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town, |
E E ON CUE:
| town and I gave her the | gun // / ||
C G D A
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C G D A E E
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| End on E

C G D A E E
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Bass line:
C,E,F,F#,G, B, C, C# D, F#,G, G#, A, C#, D, D#