Hey Joe Chords by The Jerry Douglas Band

Tempo:
134.75 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Bm

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hey Joe | The Jerry Douglas Band chords
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[D#] [Fm]
[A#]
[N] Hey, who's the man out there?
You won't believe the day I've had.
Oh yeah, I'm in fear.
Yeah, me too.
Let's pull another song.
[Gm] [Em]
[D] [A]
[F#] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[E] [A#] [Bm]
[G] [F#m] [G] [A]
[Bm] Hey
[G] [D] [A] Joe, where [E] you going with [Bm] all that money in your hand?
[G] [D] Hey [A] Joe, where you going with [B] all that money in your hand?
[Bm]
I'm [G] [D] gonna go find [A] my woman, [E] spin round and [B] round with another man.
[G] [D] [D]
[E] [A#] [Bm]
[G] [C] [G] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[G] [D] [A]
[Em] [Bm]
[G] [D] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[G] [D] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D] Gonna go [A] downtown, buy myself a [B] blue steel [A] 44.
[Bm]
[G] [D] Gonna go [A] downtown, buy [E] myself a [Bm] blue steel 44.
[D] When I find that [A] woman, she [E] won't be running around [Bm] on me no more.
[G] [Dm] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [D] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[A] [G] [D] [A]
[E] [Bm]
Hey [Em] [D] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[B] [G] [D] [A] Joe, I [E] heard you [B] shot your woman dead.
[G] [D] Hey Joe, [A] I heard [E] you shot [Bm] your woman dead.
That ain't right.
[G] Yeah, [D] I did, I [A] shot her,
[E] just like [Bm] I said.
[A] [D] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [D] [Am]
[F#m] [F#] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[D] [C#m] [D]
[E] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] [E]
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G] [D] Hey Joe, [A] tell me [E] now [Bm] where you gonna go?
[Em]
[Bm] [G] Hey [D] Joe, [A] tell me [E] now where you [Bm] gonna go?
[G] Gonna [D] go way down [A] south, down [B] south to Mexico.
[G] Gonna [D] go way down [A] south, [E] down [B] south where a man can be free.
[G] Ain't [D] no hangman's [A] noose ever gonna [Em] find his [D] way around me.
[G] [D] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [D] [A] [E]
[A#] [B]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To start learning The Jerry Douglas Band - Hey Joe chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, Bm, G, D, A, Bm, A and G in sequence. For best results, commence at 67 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 135. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[D#] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[N] _ Hey, who's the man out there?
You won't believe the day I've had.
Oh yeah, I'm in fear.
Yeah, me too. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Let's pull another song.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Hey _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] Joe, where [E] you going with [Bm] all that money in your hand? _
_ _ [G] _ [D] Hey [A] Joe, where you going with [B] all that money in your hand?
[Bm] _ _
I'm _ [G] [D] gonna go find [A] my woman, [E] spin round and [B] round with another _ _ man.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [A#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [D] Gonna go [A] downtown, buy myself a [B] blue steel [A] 44.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] Gonna go [A] downtown, buy [E] myself a [Bm] blue steel _ 44. _
_ [D] _ When I find that [A] woman, she [E] won't be running around [Bm] on me no _ more.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Joe, I [E] heard you [B] shot your woman dead. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] Hey Joe, [A] I heard [E] you shot [Bm] your woman _ dead.
That ain't right.
_ [G] Yeah, [D] I did, I [A] shot her, _
[E] just like [Bm] I said. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [D] Hey Joe, [A] tell me [E] now [Bm] where you gonna go?
_ _ _ [Em] _
[Bm] _ _ [G] Hey [D] Joe, [A] tell me [E] now where you [Bm] gonna go? _ _ _
_ _ [G] Gonna [D] go way down [A] south, down [B] south to Mexico. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Gonna [D] go way down [A] south, [E] down [B] south where a man can be free.
_ [G] _ Ain't [D] no hangman's [A] noose ever gonna [Em] find his [D] way around me. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Billy Roberts.

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