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Jolene

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[Intro]
Am C G Am
[Chorus]
JAmolene,JoClene,JolGene,JoAmlene
I'm Gbegging of you please don't take my Amman
Jolene,JolCene,JoGlene,JolAmene
PGlease don't take him just because you Amcan
[Verse 1]
YAmour beauty is beyCond compare
With fGlaming locks of Amauburn hair
With Givory skin and eyes of emerald Amgreen
Your smile is like a Cbreath of spring
Your Gvoice is soft like Amsummers rain
And GI cannot compete with you,JoAmlene
He talks about you Cin his sleep
There's nothing I can Gdo to Amkeep
From Gcryin' when he calls your name JoAmlene
And I could easily Cunderstand
How Gyou easily Amtake my man
But you Gdon't know what he means to me JoFlene
JoAmlene,JoClene,JoGlene,JoAmlene
I'm Gbegging of you please don't take my Amman
[Solo] 
Am C G Am G A
[Verse 2]
AmYou could have your Cchoice of men
But GI could never love aAmgain
GHe's the only one for me AmJolene
I had to have this Ctalk with you
my Ghappiness deAmpends on you
And whGatever you decide to do JFolene
Jolene,oh Jolene
[Chorus]
JoAmlene,JoClene,JoGlene,JoAmlene
I'm Gbegging of you please don't take my Amman
Jolene,JoClene,JoGlene,JoAmlene
GPlease don't take him just because you Fcan,oh no JoAmlene...

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Jolene

by Matraca Berg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C G Am

[Chorus]

Am C G Am

Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene

G Am

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

C G Am

Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene

G Am

Please don't take him just because you can

[Verse 1]

Am C

Your beauty is beyond compare

G Am

With flaming locks of auburn hair

G Am

With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring

G Am

Your voice is soft like summers rain

G Am

And I cannot compete with you,Jolene

He talks about you in his sleep

G Am

There's nothing I can do to keep

G Am

From cryin' when he calls your name Jolene

And I could easily understand

G Am

How you easily take my man

G F

But you don't know what he means to me Jolene

Am C G Am

Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene

G Am

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

[Solo]

Am C G Am G A

[Verse 2]

Am C

You could have your choice of men

G Am

But I could never love again

G Am

He's the only one for me Jolene

I had to have this talk with you

G Am

my happiness depends on you

G F

And whatever you decide to do Jolene

Jolene,oh Jolene

[Chorus]

Am C G Am

Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene

G Am

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

C G Am

Jolene,Jolene,Jolene,Jolene

G F Am

Please don't take him just because you can,oh no Jolene...

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