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Jolene- Ray LaMontagne
[Verse]
CCocaine fFlame in my bloCodstream
Sold my coat when FI hit Spokane
FBought myself a hard pack of cigarettes in the early Cmorning raFin
CLately my hands they don't feel like mine
My eyes been stung with dFust and blind
FHeld you in my arms one time 
Lost you just the saFme 
[Chorus]
AmJolene C  
FI ain't aAm/Cbout to go AmstraighCt
FIt's too late
CI found myself faFce down in a diCtch
GBooze in my hair
Blood in my lips
FA picture of you holding a picture of me
In the pocket of my blue jeCans
AmStill doCn't know what loFve means
AmStill doCn't know what loFve meanAm/CsAm  
CJolene Am/C  Am  C  
CJolene F  C  F  
[Verse]
CBeen so long since I seen your face
Or felt a part of this huFman race
I've been living out of this here suitcase for way too lGongF  
CA man needs something he can hold onto
A nine pound hammer or a woFman like you
Either one of them things wiFll Cdo
[Chorus]
AmJolene C  
FI ain't aAm/Cbout to go AmstraighCt
FIt's too late
CI found myself faFce down in a diCtch
GBooze in my hair
Blood in my lips
FA picture of you holding a picture of me
In the pocket of my blue jeCans
AmStill doCn't know what loFve means
AmStill doCn't know what loFve meanAm/CsAm  
CJolene Am/C  Am  C  
CJolene F  C  F  
Jolene

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Jolene

by Ray LaMontagne

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Am/C

Jolene- Ray LaMontagne

[Verse]

C F C

Cocaine flame in my bloodstream

Sold my coat when I hit Spokane

F C F

Bought myself a hard pack of cigarettes in the early morning rain

Lately my hands they don't feel like mine

My eyes been stung with dust and blind

Held you in my arms one time

Lost you just the same

[Chorus]

Am C

Jolene

F Am/C Am C

I ain't about to go straight

It's too late

C F C

I found myself face down in a ditch

Booze in my hair

Blood in my lips

A picture of you holding a picture of me

In the pocket of my blue jeans

Am C F

Still don't know what love means

Am C F Am/C Am

Still don't know what love means

C Am/C Am C

Jolene

C F C F

Jolene

[Verse]

Been so long since I seen your face

Or felt a part of this human race

G F

I've been living out of this here suitcase for way too long

A man needs something he can hold onto

A nine pound hammer or a woman like you

F C

Either one of them things will do

[Chorus]

Am C

Jolene

F Am/C Am C

I ain't about to go straight

It's too late

C F C

I found myself face down in a ditch

Booze in my hair

Blood in my lips

A picture of you holding a picture of me

In the pocket of my blue jeans

Am C F

Still don't know what love means

Am C F Am/C Am

Still don't know what love means

C Am/C Am C

Jolene

C F C F

Jolene

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