Jolene - Dolly Parton

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Capo: Fret 4
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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[Intro]

(4 bars)

[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 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

[Verse]
            
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 d

            
on't take my m

an
           
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 d

            
on't take my m

an
           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
Please don't t

            
ake him even t

         
hough you can