Hey Joe
View chords used in this chart
Chords go like this: C-G-D-A-E-E
Intro:
Let ring
E-|----0---0----------|-----0----------------0-|--------------------------
B-|--3s5-5s3----------|-----0----------------0-|-----0------7-----7-------
G-|----------4s2--0h1-|-1---1------4---4---3-1-|---9-1--7---7-7---7-------
D-|---------------0h2-|-2-----2----5---5---4---|---9-2--7h9---7h9---9\----
A-|-------------------|-------2--4s5---5---4---|-6s7-2--------------------
E-|-------------------|-0-----0------0---0-----|-----0--------------------
Verses:
(C) (G) (D) (A) (E)
E-|-------------------|------------------------|----------0---------------
B-|----1---------3----|---------------5--------|----0-----0---------------
G-|----0---------4----|-------7-------6--------|----1--1--1---------------
D-|-------2---------5-|-7---7-7h9-------7------|-2--2--2------------------
A-|-3-----3---------5-|-7h9---------7----7-----|-2-----2------------------
E-|-----------3-------|------------5-----------|-0------------------------
Hey__ joe__ where you goin' with that gun in your hand.
(E)
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------5--------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------x---9-----7----------------------------------------------
D-|---------5b---6---9-----7----------------------------------------------
A-|-----5------7-7---7-7h9------------------------------------------------
E-|-6s7 --7---------------------------------------------------------------
(C) (G) (D) (A) (E)
E-|--------------3----|---------2--------------|-------0------------------
B-|----1---------3----|---3-3---3------2-3p2---|-------0------------------
G-|----0---------0----|---2-2h4---2----2-2-2-2-|-------1--1---------------
D-|-------2---------0-|-0---------0--2---4p2-2-|-2-2------2---------------
A-|-3-----3---2-------|--------------0-------0-|-2-2------2---------------
E-|-----------3-------|------------------------|-0-0----------------------
Hey__ Joe__ said where you goin' whith that gun in your hand.
(E)
E-|---------------------------------0--0----------------------------------
B-|-----3------------0--2-2h3-2p0---0--0----------------------------------
G-|-2-s-4-4s2p0-1--1-1--2-2-----0-1-1--1----------------------------------
D-|-------------2--2-2--2-2h4-2p0-2----2----------------------------------
A-|-------------2--2-2------------2----2----------------------------------
E-|----------------0--------------0----0----------------------------------
All right.
Solo:
(C) (G) Slight bend.
E-|--------12-------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--15b17----15-12-------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------12-14p12----12b------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------14----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(D) (A) Hold.
E-|-------12-12-----------------------------------------------------------
B-|-15b17----15-12--------------------------------------------------------
G-|----------------14-12--14p12-14b16-12~---------------------------------
D-|------------------------------------------14\--------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(E) Slight bend. Hold Bends.
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------12-------15b~---15b~---------------------------------
G-|-12----12-12b-----12---------------------------------------------------
D-|-12----12-----14--12---------------------------------------------------
A-|-12h14-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Let
(C) (G) ring.
E-|-12-12-12-------12-----------------------------------------------------
B-|-12-15-12-12----12-15-------12-----------------------------------------
G-|----------14b16-------14b16----------14-12~----------------------------
D-|-------------------------------12-14-----------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(D) (A)
E-|----------12-15b17r15~-12----------12----------------------------------
B-|-------12-----------------------15----15-------------------------------
G-|--14b16-------------------14b16----------14b16r14----------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(E) Let ring. Sligth bend.
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------12b---------------------------------------
G-|-12b~------------12----12----12b----------13---------------------------
D-|---------14\-----12----12h14------14------14---------------------------
A-|-----------------12h14--------------------14---------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------0-------------------------------
(C) (G) (D) (A) (E) Improvise !
A-|------------------|-----------------|---0---------------|--------------
B-|------------------|-----------------|---0-------7-7-9-9-|-7-----9------
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------7-7-9-9-|-7-and-9------
D-|------------------|-----------------|-9---7h9b7-7---9---|-7-----9------
A-|--3---------2-3-4-|-5---------4-5-6-|-7-----------------|--------------
E-|----0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------|-0-----------------|--------------
Lyrics:
Hey Joe. Where you goin' with that gun in your hand.
Said, Hey Joe. Where you goin' with that gun in your hand.
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady,
you know I caugth her messin' round with another man.
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady,
you know I caught her messin' round with another man.
(Ain't that too cool.)
Hey Joe. I heard you shot your woman down,
you shot her down now.
Hey Joe. I heard you shot your old woman down,
you shot her down in the ground.
Yes I did, I shot her,
you know I caught her messin' round with another man.
Oh 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 !).
How to play Hey Joe
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.