[Verse 1]
C   G   D          A               E            E
Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun of yours?
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 lady,
D            A                                  E        E
  You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with a – nother man.
      C                 G
Yeah, I’m goin’ down to shoot my lady
D            A                              E
  You know I caught her messin’ ‘round with another man
 E
Huh! And that ain’t 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 have her the 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    G
   Hey Joe
D A                E                               E
   Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go?
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 hang-man 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!