[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 … “Hey Joe” is a classic illustration of the music industry truism that where there’s a hit, there’s a writ. At first Compton is wary that Joe may be attempting blackmail, but Joe assures him that he admires Compton for killing the drug dealer. "Hey Joe" is a song written by Billy Roberts and first recorded by The Leaves, originally released as a single in November 1965. Hey Joe, where do you think you'll go? Take my pistol, and kill her before I'm through> Hey Joe, I heard you shot you woman dead. I'm goin down to shoot my old lady Joe reacts favorably, but Compton says it was a joke. In late 1965, Los Angeles garage band the Leaves recorded the earliest known commercial version of "Hey Joe", which was released as a single. Alright. They re-recorded the song and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single, which became a hit in the US. Leaving here think I'll go to Mexico. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a short-lived, yet highly influential rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix (1942– 1970) on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along the Watchtower.Rounding out the Experience were Noel Redding (1945–2003) and Mitch Mitchell (1947–2008) on bass and drums respectively. The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a cover version of the song at De Lane Lea Studios on October 23rd, 1966,12 and released it on their 1967 debut album Are You Experienced. Lyrics to 'Hey Joe' by Jimi Hendrix: Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand? / Hey Joe, I said, where you going with that gun in your hand? Their version became a hit in the UK. He calls Compton and meets him. Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, I heard you hot your woman dead. Hey Joe, do you think you'll go? This brooding tale of a wronged man who shoots his cheating lover dead before going on the run is eternally defined by Jimi Hendrix’s sky-scraping 1966 cover, but its provenance was a source of controversy.. Yes I did, got both of them lying in that bed. Hey Joe, what you gonado? This was the last song performed at Woodstock in 1969. Hey Joe, what you gonna do? In October 1966, Jimi Hendrix recorded "Hey Joe" for his first single with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the mid-to-late 1960s, “Hey Joe” became a set-list staple in rock clubs, coffeehouses, and garages, and was so identified with the music and the mood of the era that the cover versions in subsequent decades—and there have been many—have at times seemed like an effort either to co-opt or subvert the original’s 1960s cachet. Hey Joe Lyrics: Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? / I'm going down to shoot my old lady / You know, I caught her Chasin' my woman, she run off with another man Goin downtown, buy me a .44 In the original (and most versions pre-Hendrix), Joe also kills his wife's lover when he catches them in bed together. A few days later, Joe sees a news report about a drug dealer found slain a few blocks from the bar. Hey Joe, where you goin' with that money in your hand? The songs are “Let’s Get Together” and “Hey Joe,” each of which, in their own different way, defined the decade of the Sixties.