JOLENE
BY:DOLLY PARTON

Very simple and easy progression of 
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Capo on 4th fret
Standard tuning

[Intro]
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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]
            
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 
            
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]
            
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 just b

    
ecause you can

 
         
Jolene, Jolene