[Intro]


[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

[Verse]
              
He talks about

        
 you in his sl

eep
             
And there's no

            
thing I can do

 to keep
              
From crying wh

   
en he calls yo

ur name

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

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

[Verse]
              
You could have

        
 your choice o

f men
             
But I could ne

    
ver love again

He's the only 

one for me

Jolene
              
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

[Outro]
             
Please don't t

              
ake him just b

       
ecause you can
             
Please don't t

              
ake him just b

       
ecause you can