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CHey GJoe, Dwhere you goin' with that Agun in your EhanE7d
CHey GJoe, I said Dwhere ya goin' with that Agun in your EhandE7  
CI'm goin' down to Gshoot my old lady now
You Dknow I caught her Amessin' 'round with Eanother manE7  
CI'm goin' down to Gshoot my old lady
You Dknow I caught her Amessin' 'round with Eanother manE7  
Huh, and that ain't too cool
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down
You shot her down down
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
You shot her down to the ground
Yes, I did, I shot her
You know I caught her messin' 'round, messin' 'round town
Yes, I did, I shot her
You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round the town
And I gave her the gun, I shot her
Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now
Where you gonna run to
Hey Joe, I said, where you gonna run to now
Where you, where you gonna go
Well dig it
I'm goin' way down south
Way down Mexico way, alright
I'm goin' way down south
Way down where I can be free
Ain't no one gonna find me
Ain't no hangman gonna find me
He ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe it right now
Hey Joe, you better run on down
Goodbye, everybody

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Hey Joe

by Billy Roberts

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Hey Joe chords

C G D A E E7

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand

C G D A E E7

Hey Joe, I said where ya goin' with that gun in your hand

C G

I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady now

D A E E7

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man

C G

I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady

D A E E7

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man

Huh, and that ain't too cool

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down

You shot her down down

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down

You shot her down to the ground

Yes, I did, I shot her

You know I caught her messin' 'round, messin' 'round town

Yes, I did, I shot her

You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round the town

And I gave her the gun, I shot her

Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now

Where you gonna run to

Hey Joe, I said, where you gonna run to now

Where you, where you gonna go

Well dig it

I'm goin' way down south

Way down Mexico way, alright

I'm goin' way down south

Way down where I can be free

Ain't no one gonna find me

Ain't no hangman gonna find me

He ain't gonna put a rope around me

You better believe it right now

Hey Joe, you better run on down

Goodbye, everybody

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