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[Intro]
Am C G E G E Am
[Verse 1]
AmYour beauty is beyonCd compare
With fGlaming locks of auEburn hair
With iGvory skin and eyEes of emerald gAmreen
Your smile is like a bCreath of spring
Your vGoice is soft like sEummer rain
And I Gjust can't comEpete with you, JAmolene
[Verse 2]
AmHe talks about you in hiCs sleep
TheGre's nothing I can dEo to keep
From Gcrying when he cEalls your name, AmJolene
And I can easily undCerstand
How yGou could easily Etake my man
But you donG't know what he Emeans to me, JoAmlene
[Chorus]
JoAmlene, JoleCne, JolGene, JolEene
I'm begGging of you Edon't take my Amman
Jolene, JolCene, JolGene, JolEene
PGlease don't take him Eeven though you Amcan
[Instrumental]
Am
[Verse]
AmHe talks about you in hiCs sleep
TheGre's nothing I can dEo to keep
From Gcrying when he cEalls your name, AmJolene
And I can easily undCerstand
How yGou could easily Etake my man
But you donG't know what he Emeans to me, JoAmlene
[Chorus]
JoAmlene, JoleCne, JolGene, JolEene
I'm begGging of you Edon't take my Amman
Jolene, JolCene, JolGene, JolEene
PGlease don't take him Ejust because you Amcan
[Outro]
JolAmene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

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Jolene

by Geraldine Fibbers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C G E G E Am

[Verse 1]

Am C

Your beauty is beyond compare

G E

With flaming locks of auburn hair

G E Am

With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring

G E

Your voice is soft like summer rain

G E Am

And I just can't compete with you, Jolene

[Verse 2]

Am C

He talks about you in his sleep

G E

There's nothing I can do to keep

G E Am

From crying when he calls your name, Jolene

And I can easily understand

G E

How you could easily take my man

G E Am

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

[Chorus]

Am C G E

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

G E Am

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

C G E

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

G E Am

Please don't take him even though you can

[Instrumental]

[Verse]

Am C

He talks about you in his sleep

G E

There's nothing I can do to keep

G E Am

From crying when he calls your name, Jolene

And I can easily understand

G E

How you could easily take my man

G E Am

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

[Chorus]

Am C G E

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

G E Am

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

C G E

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

G E Am

Please don't take him just because you can

[Outro]

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

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