Hey Joe chords by Walter Martin
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Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
(G major) Walking through the garden
on a summer (C major) 's eve
I saw a little blackbird (D major) up in
the lo (C major) cust tree (D major)
I sat (G major) up there beside him
and he raised (C major) his head
He looked up (D major) at me, and this (C major) is what he said
(D major) He said, "Tell
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Verse 2
(G major) me, Mr. Martin,
why is the night (C major) so long?
Why am I (D major) so scared?
Am I do (C major) ing something wrong?"
(D major) I said, "L (G major) isten,
little buddy," and I leaned (C major) down low
"Sit close (D major) to me,
and I'll tell (C major) you what I know
(D major) Hey Joe, (C major)
Verse 3
you know no
(D major) one knows noth (G major) ing
Hey Joe, (C major) we're all lost (D major) just like you (G major)
Hey Joe, (C major) don't know where
(D major) the world's turning
(E minor) So hey (D major) Joe, don't fol (C major) low me,
I'm (D major) following (G major) you"
Verse 4
And all the little (G major) crickets sang
their (C major) little songs
And all the buzzing (D major) bees,
they all buzzed (C major) along (D major)
So we (G major) listened to the music
in the gentle (C major) breeze
Sure is nice (D major) here, Joe,
in this lovely (C major) locust tree
(D major) But hey Joe, (C major) you
Verse 5
know my heart (D major) gets so lonely (G major)
Hey Joe, (C major) and the (D major) world's so hard (G major) for me
Hey Joe, (C major) you know,
some (D major) times I wonder (E minor)
If this (G major) whole world's (C major) only (D major) make- believe
(G major)
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
(C major) (Hey Joe) Sometimes I feel (D major) like a baby turtle (G major)
(C major) (Hey Joe) On that (D major) treacherous (G major) beach
(C major) (Hey Joe) I'm so close (D major)
to the ocean (E minor)
But hey, (G major) Joe,
that ocean (C major) 's just (D major) out of my reach (G major)
Verse 7
(C major) (Hey Joe) So sit close (D major) to me, buddy (G major)
(C major) (Hey Joe) And I'll sit (D major) close to thee,
(G major) (C major) yessirree
(Hey Joe) Glad I ran (D major) into you, (E minor) Joe
Up here (G major) in this lovely (C major) lo (D major) cust tree (G major)
Verse 8
Hey Joe (C major) (D major) (G major)
Hey Joe (C major) (D major) (G major)
Outro 1
Hey Joe
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Hey Joe
Walter Martin
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