[Intro]
 
( ) X3


[Chorus]
             
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
I'm beggin' 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 golden

 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
            
And there's no

            
thin' I can do

 to keep
             
From cryin' wh

              
en he calls yo

         
ur name, Jolen

e
              
And I could ea

       
sily understan

d
            
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 d

            
on't take my m

   
an
           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
Please don't t

              
ake him just b

              
ecause you can


[Bridge]
             
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


[Outro]
           
Jolene, Jolene

           
, Jolene, Jole

ne
             
I'm beggin' of

              
 you, please d

          
on't take my m

an
             
Jolene, Jolene

          
, Jolene, Jole

ne
  C.                                Dm
Please don't take him even though you can

Jolene (Jolene)

Jolene