Intro - Dm - F - C
(chorus)
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
(chorus)
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
(chorus)
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