Album: Best of Dolly Parton
Written by: Dolly Parton
Note: The record is in C#m. Capo the 4th fret and use these chords to play
with the record.
Jolene Dolly Parton
Am C G Am G
Em Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Am C G Am G Em
Am
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene. Jolene Please don't take him just because you can
(Please don't take him even
though you can)
Am C G
Am
1. Your beauty is beyond compare with flaming locks of auburn hair
G Em Am
with ivory skin and eyes of emerald green.
Am C G
Am
Your smile is like a breathe of spring your voice is soft like summer rain
G Em Am
And I can not compete with Jolene.
Am C G
Am
He talks about you in his sleep and there's nothing I can do to keep
G Em Am
from crying when he calls your name Jolene
Am C G Am
Now I can easily understand how you could easily take my man
G Em Am
But you don't know what he means to me Jolene go to chorus,
then to 2nd verse
Am C G Am
2. You can have your choice of men but I could never love again
G Em Am
He's the only one for me Jolene
Am C G Am
I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you
G Em Am
and whatever you decide to do Jolene
go to chorus, then ending.
ENDING:
Am
Jolene Jolene.
