{t:Jolene}
{st:Dolly Parton (1974)}
{c:strum: | d - D u d u d u | (1 2 & 3 & 4 &)}
{soc}
Jo-[Am]lene Jo-[C]lene Jo-[G]lene Jo-[Am]lene
I'm [G]begging of you [Em7]please don't take my [Am]man
Jo-[Am]lene Jo-[C]lene Jo-[G]lene Jo-[Am]lene
[G]Please don't take him [Em7]just because you [Am]can
{eoc}
{c:verse 1}
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
Your [Am]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 [Am]Jolene
{c:verse 2}
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
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 [Am]Jolene
{soc}
Jo-[Am]lene Jo-[C]lene Jo-[G]lene Jo-[Am]lene
I'm [G]begging of you [Em7]please don't take my [Am]man
Jo-[Am]lene Jo-[C]lene Jo-[G]lene Jo-[Am]lene
[G]Please don't take him [Em7]just because you [Am]can
{eoc}
{c:verse 3}
[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 [Am]Jolene
I [Am]had to have this [C]talk with you
My [G]happiness de-[Am]pends on you
And [G]whatever you de-[Em7]cide to do [Am]Jolene
{soc}
Jo-[Am]lene Jo-[C]lene Jo-[G]lene Jo-[Am]lene
I'm [G]begging of you [Em7]please don't take my [Am]man
Jo-[Am]lene Jo-[C]lene Jo-[G]lene Jo-[Am]lene
[G]Please don't take him [Em7]just because you [Am]can
{eoc}
[Am]Jolene Jolene
