Tempo 84 / Tonart G
Intro:
[E]
Verse 1:
[C]Hey [G]Joe,[D] where you [A]goin’ with that [E]gun of yours?[E]
[C] Hey [G]Joe,[D] I said [A]where
you goin’ with that [E]gun in your hand,[E]
[C] I’m goin’ down to [G]shoot my lady,
[D] You know I [A]caught her messin’ ‘round with a – [E]nother ma[E]n.
Yeah, [C]I’m goin’ down to [G]shoot my lady
[D] You know I [A]caught her messin’ ‘round with [E]another man
H[E]uh! And that ain’t cool.
Verse 2:
A[C] hey Joe[G], [D] [A]I heard you shot your wom[E]an down,
You shot her down now,[E]
[C] A hey [G]Jo[D]e,[A] I heard you shot your [E]old lady down,
You shot her down in the ground,[E] Yeah”
[C] Yes, I [G]did, I shot her,
[D] You know I [A]caught her
messin’ ‘round, [E]messin’ ‘round town[E],
Uh, [C]yes I [G]did, I shot her.
[D] You Know I [A]caught my old Lady messin’ ‘round [E]town,
And have her the [E]gun,
And I shot her.
Solo:
[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] He[G]y Joe
[D] [A] Where you gonna [E]run to now, where you gonna go? [E]
[C] Hey [G]Joe, I said
[D] [A] Where you gonna [E]run to now, where you gonna go? [E]
[C] I’m goin’ [G]way down south,
[D] [A] Way down to [E]Mexico way.[E]
[C] I’m goin’ [G]way down south,
[D] [A] Way down [E]where I can be free,
Ain’t [E]no one gonna find me.
Outro:
[C] Ain’t no [G]hang-man gonna,
[D] He ain’t gonna put a [A]rope around [E]me,
You better believe it [E]right now,
I gotta go now,
[C] Hey [G]Joe,
[D] You better [A]run on [E]down
Goodbye everybody.[E] Ow!
