Chords for Dolly Parton - Jolene 19880110

[Gm] _ _ I want to do a song for you now that a lot of people have been asking for ever since I started doing the Dolly Show.
They asked me why I didn't sing the song about Jolene.
Now this is a true story for those of you that don't know.
I wrote this song about 20 years ago about this woman down in Nashville that worked at the bank.
She was trying to [C] take care of my [Gm] husband while I was out on the road.
Well that didn't go over too big with me.
I fought that red-headed [C] woman like [Gm] a wild cat.
She jerked my wig off and almost beat me to death with it.
_ But I kept my [C] husband.
[Gm] I got that sucker home and I beat the [Cm] tar out of him.
We got a whole bunch of women [G] down here.
As a matter of fact, Jolene looked a whole lot like you.
[C] You red-headed [Eb] husband.
_ [Cm] _ _ _
So here we go with the pitiful story of Jolene. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ Jolene, [Eb] Jolene, [Bb] Jolene, [Cm] Jolene.
_ _ [Bb] _
Taking off you please don't [Cm] take my man. _ _
_ _ _ Jolene, [Eb] Jolene, [Bb] Jolene, _ [Cm] _ Jolene.
[Bb] Please don't take him just because [Cm] you can. _ _ _ _ _
Your beauty is [Eb] beyond compare with [Bb] flaming locks [Cm] of auburn hair,
[Bb] with ivory skin and eyes [Cm] of emerald green.
_ _ _ Your smile is like a [Eb] breath of spring.
Your [Bb] voice is soft [Cm] like summer rain.
[Bb] Well, I cannot compete with you, [Cm] _ Jolene. _ _ _
He talks about you [Eb] in his sleep.
[Bb] There's nothing I [Cm] can do to keep from [Bb] crying when he calls your [Cm] name, _ Jolene.
_ _ Oh, but I can easily [Eb]
understand [Bb] how you could easily [Cm] take my man,
[Bb] but you don't know what he means to [Cm] me, _ Jolene. _ _ _
Jolene, _ [Eb] Jolene, [Bb] Jolene, _ [Cm]
Jolene.
[Bb] Oh, I'm begging of you, please don't [Cm] take my man.
_ _ _ _ Jolene, _ [Eb] Jolene, [Bb] Jolene, [Cm] Jolene. _ _
[Bb] Please don't take him just because [Cm] you can. _
_ _ _ _ You could have [Eb] your choice of man, [Bb] but I could [Cm] never love [Bb] again
because he's the only one for [Cm] me, Jolene.
_ Jolene. _
I had to [Eb] have this talk with [Bb] you.
My [Cm] happiness depends [Bb] on you and whatever you decide [Cm] you'll do, Jolene.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] Jolene, [Eb]
Jolene, [Bb] Jolene, [Cm] Jolene.
_ [Bb] Oh, I'm begging of you, please don't [Cm] take my man. _
_ _ _ Jolene, [Eb] Jolene, [Bb]
Jolene, [Cm] _ Jolene.
_ [Bb] Please don't take him just [Cm] because you can. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Jolene.
_ _ Jolene.
Well, it's just not [Gm] fair.
_ [Cm] _ Jolene.
_ Jolene. _ _ _ _ _