Jolene
Dolly Parton (1974)


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Intro
| [Am] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]
Chorus
Jo- [Am] lene [C] Jolene Jo- [G] lene Jo- [Am] lene | [Am]
I'm [G] begging of you [Em7] please don't take my [Am] man | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]
Jo- [Am] lene [C] Jolene Jo- [G] lene Jo- [Am] lene | [Am]
[G] Please don't take him [Em7] just because you [Am] can | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]

Your [Am] beauty is be- [C] yond compare
With [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair
With [G] ivory skin and [Em7] eyes of emerald [Am] green | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]
[Am] Your smile is like a [C] breath of spring
Your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain
And [G] I cannot com- [Em7] pete with Jo- [Am] lene | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]

He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep
And there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep
From [G] crying when he [Em7] calls your name Jo- [Am] lene | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]
And [Am] I can easily [C] understand
How [G] you could easily [Am] take my man
But [G] you don't know what he [Em7] means to me Jo- [Am] lene | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]

Chorus
Jo- [Am] lene [C] Jolene Jo- [G] lene Jo- [Am] lene | [Am]
I'm [G] begging of you [Em7] please don't take my [Am] man | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]
Jo- [Am] lene [C] Jolene Jo- [G] lene Jo- [Am] lene | [Am]
[G] Please don't take him [Em7] just because you [Am] can | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]

[Am] You can have your [C] choice of men
But [G] I could never [Am] love again
[G] He's the only [Em7] one for me Jo- [Am] lene | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]
I [Am] had to have this [C] talk with you
My [G] happiness de- [Am] pends on you
And what- [G] ever you de- [Em7] cide to do Jo- [Am] lene | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]

Chorus
Jo- [Am] lene [C] Jolene Jo- [G] lene Jo- [Am] lene | [Am]
I'm [G] begging of you [Em7] please don't take my [Am] man | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]
Jo- [Am] lene [C] Jolene Jo- [G] lene Jo- [Am] lene | [Am]
[G] Please don't take him [Em7] even though you [Am] can | [Am] | [Am] | [Am]

#Capo on 4th fret to play with original.

#Last Updated 1/04/19 JJ
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