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Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Track: Hey Joe

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Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand?
Hey Joe, I said, where you goin' with that gun in your hand? Oh
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man, yeah
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Huh, and that ain't too cool

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your mama down
You shot her down now
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
Shot her down in the ground, yeah
Yeah

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 town
And I gave her the gun
I shot her

Alright
Shoot her one more time again, baby
Yeah
Oh, dig it
Ah, alright

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
I'm goin' way down south
Way down to 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
He ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe right now
I gotta go now

Hey, Joe
You better run on down
Goodbye, everybody, ow
Hey, hey, Joe
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s first single, released in 1966, is the best-known version of the rock standard covered time and again ever since The Leaves recorded it commercially
The Leaves – Hey Joe
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand? / I said hey Joe where you goin' with that gun in your hand? / I'm going out to find my woman now, she's been runnin' around
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe - Live at Monterey Pop Festival
[Verse 1] / Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? / Hey Joe, I said, where you going with that gun in your hand? / [Verse 2] / I'm going down to shoot my old lady
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe - Live at Olympia Theatre
[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? / Hey Joe, I said, where you going with that gun in your hand? / [Verse 2] / I'm going down
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe - Live at Miami Pop Festival
[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Hey Joe, I said "Where you going with that gun in your hand?" / Hey Joe, I said, "Where you going with that gun in your hand?" / [Verse 2] / I'm
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe - Live at Berkeley Community Theatre
[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Hey, Joe / Where you going with that gun in your hand? / Hey, Joe / I said, "Where you going with that gun in your hand?" / [Verse 2] / I'm going
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe - Live at Isle of Wight
[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Hey Joe, so where you going with that gun in your hand? / Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? / [Verse 2] / I'm going down to
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe - Live at Fillmore East 1/1/70 [Second Show]
[Verse 1] / Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? / Hey Joe, I said, where you going with that gun in your hand? / [Verse 2] / I'm going down to shoot my old lady
Jimi Hendrix – Hey joe - live at the isle of wight
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand / Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh / I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady / You know I caught her
The Music Machine – Hey Joe
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Deep Purple – Hey Joe
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Franco Battiato – Hey Joe
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The Byrds – Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that money in your hand? / Hey Joe, where you goin' with that money in your hand? / I'm gonna find my woman, she's runnin' around with some other man
Brian Bromberg – Hey Joe
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Patti Smith – Hey Joe
Honey, the way you play guitar / Makes me feel so / Makes me feel so / Masochistic / The way you go down low deep into the neck / And I would do anything / And I would do anything
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Lyrics for Hey Joe by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hey Joe Where you goin′ with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe I said, where you goin' with t...
Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe translation in German
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe (Live) translation in French
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Jimi Hendrix release “Hey Joe - Live at Monterey Pop Festival”?
Jimi Hendrix released “Hey Joe - Live at Monterey Pop Festival” in July 1973.
Q:Who produced “Hey Joe - Live at Miami Pop Festival” by Jimi Hendrix?
“Hey Joe - Live at Miami Pop Festival” by Jimi Hendrix was produced by John McDermott, Eddie Kramer, Janie Hendrix & Jimi Hendrix.
Q:When did Jimi Hendrix release “Hey Joe - Live at Isle of Wight”?
Jimi Hendrix released “Hey Joe - Live at Isle of Wight” on November 12, 2002.
Q:When did The Jimi Hendrix Experience release “Hey Joe”?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience released “Hey Joe” on May 12, 1967.
Q:Who wrote “Hey Joe” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience?
“Hey Joe” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was written by Billy Roberts.
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