JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Hey Joe" merupakan lagu dari penyanyi blues kenamaan Jimi Hendrix.
Lagu ini rilis pada 1966 silam dan menjadi salah satu singel hitnya.
Singel ini kemudian dimuat dalam album Jimi yang berjudul Are You Experienced sebagai lagu ketiga dalam album tersebut.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Hey Joe" dari Jimi Hendrix.
[Verse 1]
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
A hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down,
E
You shot her down now,
C G D A E
A 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
Uh, 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.
C G D A E
Alright, shoot her one more time again baby!
C G D A 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,
I gotta go now,
C G
Hey Joe,
D A E
You better run on down
E
Goodbye everybody. Ow!