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Jolene

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Eminor

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Jolene - Hey Ocean!
Capo 2
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|--0h2--------|
A|-----0h2-----|
E|--------0h3--| On the 3, play a G  
Intro:    G  G  
GI’m singing songs about the oceanGsus2  G  
And every night’s a lullabyBm  
To the coastal Dbreese and the salty seasAm  
I’ve never felt so Bmfar froDm homeG  Gsus2  G  
And as we cast on through these mountainsGsus2  G  
I keep my back to western skiesBm  
Where the sun it seDems to always sleepAm  Bm  
Where I wish I was goingD  
Chorus:
              C                     G            D(Eb)      Em  
She’s the sea, she’s the hardest thing to leave
I wish Am7that she would notice, bGut the sea will never Emnotice
BJolene, Jolene, that’s what she saCng to meG  
                        D(Eb)                                Em  C(bar) Cm  
But it ain’t nothing but her favorite country song
Verse: G  
GSo this old van becomes a vesselGsus2  G  
A beast of burden and a homeBm  
But those eastern Dshores are never yoursAm  
Bridge:
BmWhere I wish I was goDing---C  D  
CGoing--- gDoiCng---D  
Chorus:
              C                     G            D(Eb)      Em  
She’s the sea, she’s the hardest thing to leave
I wish Am7that she would notice, bGut the sea will never Emnotice
BJolene, Jolene, that’s what she saCng to meG  
                        D(Eb)                                Em  C(bar)         Cm  
But it ain’t nothing but her favorite country song
          G            B   D(Eb) Em  
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene---
                  C(Bar)                                       Cm  
But it ain’t nothing, no it ain’t nothing---
Outro:
G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2
G B C G G B C G G

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Jolene

by Hey Ocean!

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus2

Am7

Jolene - Hey Ocean!

Capo 2

E|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|--0h2--------|

A|-----0h2-----|

E|--------0h3--| On the 3, play a

G G

Intro:

G Gsus2 G

I’m singing songs about the ocean

And every night’s a lullaby

D Am

To the coastal breese and the salty seas

Bm D G Gsus2 G

I’ve never felt so far from home

Gsus2 G

And as we cast on through these mountains

I keep my back to western skies

D Am Bm

Where the sun it seems to always sleep

Where I wish I was going

Chorus:

C G D Eb Em

()

She’s the sea, she’s the hardest thing to leave

Am7 G Em

I wish that she would notice, but the sea will never notice

B C G

Jolene, Jolene, that’s what she sang to me

D Eb Em C Cm

() (bar)

But it ain’t nothing but her favorite country song

Verse:

G Gsus2 G

So this old van becomes a vessel

A beast of burden and a home

D Am

But those eastern shores are never yours

Bridge:

Bm D C D

Where I wish I was going---

C D C D

Going--- going---

Chorus:

C G D Eb Em

()

She’s the sea, she’s the hardest thing to leave

Am7 G Em

I wish that she would notice, but the sea will never notice

B C G

Jolene, Jolene, that’s what she sang to me

D Eb Em C Cm

() (bar)

But it ain’t nothing but her favorite country song

G B D Eb Em

()

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene---

C Cm

(Bar)

But it ain’t nothing, no it ain’t nothing---

Outro:

G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2

G B C G G B C G G

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