Jolene Chords by Dolly Parton
Tempo:
107.05 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
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Eb
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[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.
song about Jolene.
wrote this song about 20 years ago about this woman down in Nashville that worked at the bank.
Well that didn't go over too big with me.
She jerked my wig off and almost beat me to death with it.
I kept [C] my husband.
whole bunch of red-headed women [G] down here.
like you.
song about Jolene.
wrote this song about 20 years ago about this woman down in Nashville that worked at the bank.
Well that didn't go over too big with me.
She jerked my wig off and almost beat me to death with it.
I kept [C] my husband.
whole bunch of red-headed women [G] down here.
like you.
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[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 [C] to take care of [Gm] my husband while I was out on the road.
Well that didn't go over too big with me.
I fought that red-headed woman like a wildcat.
She jerked my wig off and almost beat me to death with it.
But I kept [C] my husband.
I got [Gm] that sucker home and I beat the [Cm] tar out of him.
We got a whole bunch of red-headed women [G] down here.
As a matter of fact, Jolene looked a whole lot like you.
[C] You red [Eb]-headed husband.
_ [Cm] _ _ _
So here we go with the pitiful story of Jolene. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ Jolene, [Eb]
Jolene, [Bb] Jolene, [Cm] Jolene.
_ _ [Bb] I'm begging of you, please [Cm] don't 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 can [Cm] 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,
but [Bb] you don't know what he means to [Cm] me, _ 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 because [Cm] you can. _
_ _ _ _ Now you could have your [Eb] choice of man, [Bb] but I could never [Cm] love again,
[Bb] because he's the only one for me, [Cm] _ _ Jolene.
Jolene. _
I had to have [Eb] this talk with you.
[Bb] My happiness [Cm]
depends on [Bb] 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 [Cm] don't 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 [Bb] fair.
_ [Cm] _ Jolene.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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 [C] to take care of [Gm] my husband while I was out on the road.
Well that didn't go over too big with me.
I fought that red-headed woman like a wildcat.
She jerked my wig off and almost beat me to death with it.
But I kept [C] my husband.
I got [Gm] that sucker home and I beat the [Cm] tar out of him.
We got a whole bunch of red-headed women [G] down here.
As a matter of fact, Jolene looked a whole lot like you.
[C] You red [Eb]-headed husband.
_ [Cm] _ _ _
So here we go with the pitiful story of Jolene. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ Jolene, [Eb]
Jolene, [Bb] Jolene, [Cm] Jolene.
_ _ [Bb] I'm begging of you, please [Cm] don't 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 can [Cm] 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,
but [Bb] you don't know what he means to [Cm] me, _ 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 because [Cm] you can. _
_ _ _ _ Now you could have your [Eb] choice of man, [Bb] but I could never [Cm] love again,
[Bb] because he's the only one for me, [Cm] _ _ Jolene.
Jolene. _
I had to have [Eb] this talk with you.
[Bb] My happiness [Cm]
depends on [Bb] 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 [Cm] don't 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 [Bb] fair.
_ [Cm] _ Jolene.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _