Chorus:
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
I’m [G]begging of you [Em]please don’t [Am]take my man
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
[G]Please don’t take him [Em]just because [Am]you can
Verse:
Your [Am]beauty is [C]beyond compare
With [G]flaming locks of auburn [Am]hair
With [G]ivory skin and [Em]eyes of emerald [Am]green
Your [Am]smile is like a [C]breath of spring
Your [G]voice is soft like summer [Am]rain
And [G]I cannot [Em]compete with you
[Am]Jolene
[Am]He talks about you [C]in his sleep
And there’s [G]nothing I can [Am]do to keep
From [G]crying when he [Em]calls your name
[Am]Jolene
And [Am]I can easily [C]understand
How [G]you could easily [Am]take my man
But you [G]don’t know what he [Em]means to me
[Am]Jolene
Chorus:
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
I’m [G]begging of you [Em]please don’t [Am]take my man
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
[G]Please don’t take him [Em]just because [Am]you can
(Please don’t take him even though you can)
Verse:
[Am]You could have your [C]choice of men
But [G]I could never [Am]love again
[G]He’s the only [Em]one for me
[Am]Jolene
I [Am]had to have this [C]talk with you
My [G]happiness [Am]depends on you
And [G]whatever you [G]decide to do
[Am]Jolene
Chorus:
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
I’m [G]begging of you [Em]please don’t [Am]take my man
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
[G]Please don’t take him [Em]just because [Am]you can
(Please don’t take him even though you can)
[Am]
Jolene, Jolene