[Intro - Muted - no drums - Need octave up pedal for this] [G]
[Verse 1 - Octaver] I stay out too [Am] late Got nothing in my [C] brain That's what people [G] say, mmm That's what people [G] say, mmm I go on too many [Am] dates But I can't make 'em [C] stay At least that's what people [G] say, mmm That's what people [G] say, mmm
[Pre-Chorus 1 - Octaver] But I keep [Am] cruisin' Can't stop won't stop [C] moving It's like I got this [G] music in my mind Saying [G] it's gonna be alright
[Chorus] Cause the [Am] players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the [C] haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off Heart [Am] breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the [C] fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off
[Verse 2 - Drums stop - string slaps] I never miss a [Am*] beat I'm lightening on my [C*] feet And that's what they dont' [G] see, mmm That's what they dont' see, mmm I'm dancing on my [Am] own (dancing on my own) I'll make the moves up as I [C] go (moves up as I go) And that's what they don't [G] know, mmm That's what they don't know, mmm
[Pre-Chorus 2 - Drums back in] But I keep [Am] cruisin' Can't stop won't stop [C] groovin' It's like I got this [G] music in my mind Saying [G*/mute] it's gonna be alright
[Chorus] Cause the [Am] players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the [C] haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off Heart [Am] breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the [C] fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off (oooh oooh oooh oooh)
[Post-Chorus] [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I shake it off, I shake it off
[Interlude - No chords - just drums] Hey, hey, hey, just think While you've been gettin' down and out About the liars and dirty, dirty cheats of the world You could've been gettin' down to this sick beat
[Bridge] [Am] My ex man brought his [C] new girlfriend She's like " [G] Oh my God" [G] I 'm just gonna shake it To the [Am] fella over there with the [C] hella good hair Won't you [G] come on over baby we could [G] shake shake shake
[Chorus] Ye--ah ohhh! Cause the [Am] players gonna play play play play play And the [C] haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate hate baby [G] I'm just gonna shake shake shake Shake it off, shake it off Heart [Am] breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the [C] fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, shake it off (oooh oooh oooh oooh)
[Post-Chorus] [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off
[BPM 110 - Intro - Original key Capo at 4 - BUT DONT BOTHER LIVE - start with drums] 2 bars - Am riff - hammer open notes onto Am to play riff
[Chorus] [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm [G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene [G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can (Please don't take him even though you can) [Am - vamp]
[Verse] Your [Am] beauty is be [C] yond compare with [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair With [G] ivory skin and [Em] eyes of emerald [Am] green. [Am - vamp] Your [Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain And [G] I can not com [Em] pete with you Jo [Am] lene. [Am - vamp] He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep and there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep From [G] crying when he [Em] calls your name Jo [Am] lene [Am - vamp] Now [Am] I can easily [C] understand how [G] you could easily [Am] take my man .. But you [G] don't know what he [Em] means to me [Am] Jolene
[Chorus] [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm [G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene [G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can (Please don't take him even though you can)
[Verse] [Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but [G] I could never [Am] love again [G] He's the only [Em] one for me Jo [Am] lene [Am - vamp] I [Am] had to have this [C] talk with you, my [G] happiness de [Am] pends on you And what [G] ever you de [Em] cide to do Jo [Am] lene
[Chorus] [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm [G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man [Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene [G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can (Please don't take him even though you can)