INTRO; Am C G Am 

 Am      C       G     Am 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
    G                                   Am 
I'm begging of you please don't take my man 
          C     G       Am 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
 G                                    Am 
Please don't take him just because you can 
 
VERSE 1; 
 Am               C 
Your beauty is beyond compare 
      G               Am 
With flaming locks of auburn hair 
     G                              Am 
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green 
                     C 
Your smile is like a breath of spring 
     G                  Am 
Your voice is soft like summers rain 
    G                           Am 
And I cannot compete with you,Jolene 
                   C 
He talks about you in his sleep 
                      G     Am 
There's nothing I can do to keep 
     G                                Am 
From cryin' when he calls your name Jolene 
                   C 
And I could easily understand 
    G          Am 
How you easily take my man 
        G                                F 
But you don't know what he means to me Jolene 
  Am     C      G      Am 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
    G                                   Am 
I'm begging of you please don't take my man 
 
SOLO; 
Am C G Am G A 
 

VERSE 2; 
Am                  C 
You could have your choice of men 
    G                   Am 
But I could never love again 
G                        Am 
He's the only one for me Jolene 
                   C 
I had to have this talk with you 
   G           Am 
my happiness depends on you 
      G                        F 
And whatever you decide to do Jolene 
 
Jolene,oh Jolene 
  Am     C      G      Am 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
    G                                   Am 
I'm begging of you please don't take my man 
         C      G      Am 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
G                                      F           Am 
Please don't take him just because you can,oh no Jolene... 
 
The ending fades with the same chord progression;