Capo 4

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[Chorus]

           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
I`m begging of

              
 you please do

            
n’t take my ma

*
n
           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
Please don`t t

              
ake him just b

           
ecause you can


[Verse 1]

            
Your beauty is

   
 beyond compar

e
             
With flaming l

        
ocks of auburn

 hair
             
With ivory ski

              
n and eyes of 

        
emerald green
            
Your smile is 

        
like a breath 

of spring
             
Your voice is 

          
soft like summ

er rain
             
And I cannot c

              
ompete with yo

   
u, Jolene


[Verse 2]

            
He talks about

     
 you in his sl

eep
             
There’s nothin

        
g I can do to 

keep
             
From crying wh

              
en he calls yo

         
ur name, Jolen

e
            
And I can easi

   
ly understand 
             
How you could 

       
easily take my

 man
             
But you don`t 

              
know what he m

            
eans to me, Jo

*
lene


[Chorus]

           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
I’m begging of

              
 you please do

         
n’t take my ma

n
           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
Please don`t t

              
ake him just b

       
ecause you can


[Verse 3]

            
You could have

      
 your choice o

f men
             
But I could ne

    
ver love again
             
He`s the only 

            
one for me, Jo

*
lene
            
I had to have 

     
this talk with

 you 
             
My happiness d

 
epends on you
             
And whatever y

              
ou decide to d

   
o, Jolene


[Chorus]

           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
I`m begging of

              
 you please do

            
n’t take my ma

*
n
           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
Please don`t t

              
ake him even t

           
hough you can

Jolene (repeat over main riff to fade)