Jolene - Dolly Parton

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Jolene
Dolly Parton


[Chorus]

           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
I'm beggin' 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 iv'ry 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
             
And there is n

       
othing I can d

o
             
To keep from c

              
rying when he 

              
calls your nam

   
e, Jolene


            
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 beggin' 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
             
Whatever you d

            
ecide to do, J

 
olene
 

[Chorus]

           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
I'm begging of

              
 you, please d

            
on't take my m

an
           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
Please don't t

            
ake him even t

         
hough you can