[Intro]
D#m
[Chorus]
D#m F# C# D#m
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
C# D#m
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
D#m F# C# D#m
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
C# A#m D#m
Please don't take him just because you can
[Verse]
D#m F#
Your beauty is beyond compare
C# D#m
With flaming locks of auburn hair
C# A#m D#m
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
D#m F#
Your smile is like a breath of spring
C# D#m
Your voice is soft like summer rain
C# A#m D#m
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene
[Verse]
D#m F#
He talks about you in his sleep
C# D#m
There's nothing I can do to keep
C# A#m D#m
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
D#m F#
And I can easily understand
C# D#m
How you could easily take my man
C# A#m D#m
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene
[Chorus]
D#m F# C# D#m
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
C# D#m
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
D#m F# C# D#m
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
C# A#m D#m
Please don't take him just because you can
[Verse]
D#m F#
You could have your choice of men
C# D#m
But I could never love again
C# A#m D#m
He's the only one for me, Jolene
D#m F#
I had to have this talk with you
C# D#m
My happiness depends on you
C# A#m D#m
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene
[Chorus]
D#m F# C# D#m
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
C# D#m
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
D#m F# C# D#m
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
C# A#m D#m
Please don't take him even though you can