• Song:

    Jolene

  • Artist:

    Dolly Parton

  • Album:

    Original Album Classics

Capo 4

Intro & main riff (*):

e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----0h1-----0-----1p0-----|
G|-----2-----------------------------0-|
D|--------2------0h2-------0-------0---|
A|--0---------0-------0--------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Chorus:
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     AmJolene, (x02210@1)Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
    G (320003@1)                                 Am(*)
I`m begging of you please don't take my man
  Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     AmJolene, (x02210@1)Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G (320003@1)                                    Am(*)
Please don`t take him just because you can

Verse 1:
     Am (x02210@1)        CYour (x32010@1)beauty is beyond compare
     G (320003@1)              AmWith (x02210@1)flaming locks of auburn hair
     G (320003@1)                            Am(*)
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
     Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)Your smile is like a breath of spring
     G (320003@1)                AmYour (x02210@1)voice is soft like summer rain
    G (320003@1)                        Am(*)
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene

Verse 2:
    Am (x02210@1)           CHe (x32010@1)talks about you in his sleep
        G (320003@1)           AmThere's (x02210@1)nothing I can do to keep
     G (320003@1)                             Am(*)
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
    Am (x02210@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)I can easily understand 
    G (320003@1)              AmHow (x02210@1)you could easily take my man
        G (320003@1)                             Am(*)
But you don`t know what he means to me, Jolene



Chorus:
  Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     AmJolene, (x02210@1)Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
    G (320003@1)                              Am(*)
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
  Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     AmJolene, (x02210@1)Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G (320003@1)                                Am(*)
Please don`t take him just because you can

Verse 3:
Am (x02210@1)                CYou (x32010@1)could have your choice of men
    G (320003@1)           AmBut (x02210@1)I could never love again
    G (320003@1)                   Am(*)
He`s the only one for me, Jolene
  Am (x02210@1)             CI (x32010@1)had to have this talk with you 
   G (320003@1)         AmMy (x02210@1)happiness depends on you
    G (320003@1)                        Am(*)
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene

Chorus:
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     AmJolene, (x02210@1)Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
    G (320003@1)                                 Am(*)
I`m begging of you please don't take my man
  Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     AmJolene, (x02210@1)Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
G (320003@1)                                    Am(*)
Please don`t take him just because you can

Jolene (repeat over main riff to fade)

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