Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: C5 G5 Hey Joe D5 A5 E5 E5 Said where you going with that gun in your hand? C5 G5 Hey Joe D5 A5 E5 E5 Said where you going with that gun in your hand? C5 G5 D5 He said "I'm going to shoot my old lady down A5 E5 E5 I caught her messing around with another man" C5 G5 D5 He said "I'm going to shoot my old lady down A5 E5 E5 You know I caught her messing around on me"
Verse 2: C5 G D5 Hey Joe A E5 E5 I heard that you shot your old lady down C5 G D5 Hey Joe A E5 I heard that you caught your lady fucking some other guy E5 And you shot her down C5 G D5 "Well, uh, you know I guess that's true and all A D5 I guess you can say I shot her, yeah! Interlude: e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------12------9/7------12------9\7------12------9\7------12------9\7--| D|------12------9/7------12------9\7------12------9\7------12------9\7--| A|------10------7/5------10------7\5------10------7\5------10------7\5--| E|-0-00----0-00-----0-00----0000-----0-00----0-00-----0-00----0-00------| Bridge: C5 G5 D5 A5 E5 E5 Well yes I did, I said I did, I shot her down C5 G5 D5 A5 E5 E5 Say yes I did, I said I did, I shot her down to the ground" Verse 3: C5 G5 So, hey Joe D5 A5 E5 E5 Where you going to run to now? C5 G5 Said where you gonna go to? Where you gonna run? D5 A5 E5 E5 Where you gonna hide? C5 G5 D5 "Well I said I'm going way down south to Mexico, hey A5 E5 E5 No one's gonna put a noose around me C5 G5 D5 I said I'm going way down south to Mexico, hey A5 E5 Where I can be... free, yayayayaya" Outro: e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8---| G|-9\--------------------------------9-9---------7-7-7---| D|-9\--------------------------------9-9---------6-6-6---| A|-7\---------2-3-4-5--------4-5-6-7-7-7---5---5-7-7-7---| E|----1-2-3-4--------3-4-5-6-------------7---7-----------|