Intro:
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                       E
        _ _ _   _ _       _   _ _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0---------|---------------------|
B|------s5-3-0-------|---0-----------------|
G|-----------4s2-0---|---1-----------------|
D|-----------------2-|---2---------5(5)--4-|
A|-------------------|---2---4s5-0-5(5)--4-|
E|-------------------|-0---0-----------0---|

   E
      _   _ _ _   _ _ 
   | | | | | | | | | |
e|---------------------|
B|---0-----------------|
G|---1-----------------|
D|---2-------0-----0---|
A|---2---0h2---0h2---0-|
E|-0---0---------------|


A few "simplified" licks played at the E7 chord:
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   E7           E7            E7
               
   | | | |       | | | |        | | | | |
e|---------|  e|---------|  e|------------|
B|---------|  B|---------|  B|------------|
G|---------|  G|-------0-|  G|------------|
D|---0---0-|  D|---0-----|  D|------------|
A|-2---2---|  A|-2---2---|  A|----5-7-5---|
E|---------|  E|---------|  E|5s7-------7-|


C   G    D          A
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that
E           E7   E   E7
gun in your hand?
C   G           D         A
Hey Joe, I said where ya goin' with that
E          E7  E  E7
gun in your hand?
C                 G    
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
D          A
You know I caught her messin' 'round
     E          E7  E  E7
with another man
C                 G    
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
D          A   
You know I caught her messin' 'round
     E          E7  E  E7
with another man

Huh, and that ain't too cool


Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down
(you shot her down down)
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down
(you shot her down to the ground)
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 her messin' 'round,
messin' 'round town
And I gave her the gun, I shot her


Guitar solo (3 times)


End Riff:
    _     _ _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _
   | |   | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-----|---------------------------------|
B|-----|---------------------------------|
G|-----|---------------------------------|
D|-----|---------------------------------|
A|---3-|---------2-3-4-5---------4-5-6-7-|
E|-----|-0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5---------|


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 gonna go)
I'm goin' way down south way down 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 it right now)
Hey Joe, you better run on down
Goodbye, everybody