Intro - Dm - F - C 
 
 Dm      F       C     Dm 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
    F               C                   Dm 
I'm begging of you please don't take my man 
          F     C       Dm 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
 F                     C               Dm 
Please don't take him just because you can  
 
(verse 1) 
 Dm               F 
Your beauty is beyond compare 
      C               Dm 
With flaming locks of auburn hair 
     F               C               Dm 
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green 
                     F 
Your smile is like a breath of spring 
     C                  Dm 
Your voice is soft like summers rain 
    F           C              Dm - F - C - Dm 
And I cannot compete with you,Jolene 
 
(verse 2) 
                   F 
He talks about you in his sleep 
        C             Dm 
There's nothing I can do to keep 
     F               C                Dm 
From cryin' when he calls your name Jolene 
                   F 
And I could easily understand 
    C          Dm 
How you easily take my man 
        F                 C              Dm 
But you don't know what he means to me Jolene 
 

 Dm      F       C     Dm 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
    F               C                   Dm 
I'm begging of you please don't take my man 
          F     C       Dm 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
 F                     C               Dm 
Please don't take him just because you can  
 
(lead - 
Am - Dm - Am - Dm ) 
 
 
(verse 3) 
Dm                  F 
You could have your choice of men 
    C                   Dm 
But I could never love again 
F             C           Dm 
He's the only one for me Jolene 
 
(verse 4) 
                   F 
I had to have this talk with you 
   C           Dm 
my happiness depends on you 
      F             C           Dm 
And whatever you decide to do Jolene 


 Dm      F       C     Dm 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
    F               C                   Dm 
I'm begging of you please don't take my man 
          F     C       Dm 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
 F                     C               Dm 
Please don't take him just because you can 
 Dm      F       C     Dm 
Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene 
 F                     C              Dm 
Please don't take him even though you can