[Intro]
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(police sirens)
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[Verse 1]
C   G     D
   Hey Joe
A                         E               Em E
Where you going with that gun in your hand
C   G     D
   Hey Joe
A                                     E               Em E
Now tell me where you going with that gun in your hand
C            G             D
I'm going to shoot my lady
          A                              E          Em E
Because I caught her messing around with another man
C        G                           D
Yes, I'm going down to shoot my lady
A                                        E          Em E
Because I caught her messing around with another man
 
 
[Verse 2]
C   G     D
   Hey Joe
A                     E         Em E
I heard you shot your woman down,   yes you did    
C   G     D
   Hey Joe
A                     E         Em E
I heard you shot your woman down, right down to the ground
C     G             D
Yes I did I shot her
           A                             E                Em E
You know I shot her cause I caught her messing around town
C     G             D
Yes I did I shot her
  A                     E                          Em E
I shot my woman because she was messing around town
 
And I gave her the gun - I shot her!
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
C    G     D
Oh, Hey Joe
        A                  E     Em E
Tell me where you going to run to?
C     G     D
Nah, Hey Joe
        A                          E     Em E
Come on tell me where you going to run to?
C              G              D
Nah, don't you worry about me
                        A
I'm going way down South
               E
Way down South where I'm going to be free
C             G             D
Oh, I'm going way down South
              A              E
Way down South maybe outside Mexico Way
 
I'm going to run, oh yeah
 
[Outro]
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